Hiding Incompetence By Being Polite, Positive and Praising
Posted on16 Mar 2020
Tagscompetence, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy, employees, praise, politeness, positivity, sycophant
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Employees work to keep their jobs. It’s not only about doing the job though. It’s about influencing how bosses see them too.... Read More
Faking Confidence At Work Effectively to Secure Success
Posted on29 May 2017
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Almost all people have doubts. They’re what make confidence so appealing, so seductive. It triggers people’s need to remove them. It’s security.... Read More
With More Power Less Thinking Occurs?
Posted on22 Jan 2015
Tagscompetence, confidence, decision-making process, empathy, leadership, power, risk, thinking process, Forbes, leadership dark side, Leadership - The Secret Series
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Life gives all forces good and bad aspects. Breathing gives life. It also causes aging. Gravity prevents us from flying. It allows... Read More
Meanness as Competent and Smart
For thousands of years, humans have struggled against their crudest instincts. They influence us daily. They require work to overcome. Whether it’s... Read More
Better Forecaster of Future, Confidence or Prudence?
Who’s better at forecasting, the confident or prudent? So far, the prudent seem to be winning confidently. More decisively, those most confident... Read More
Beauty as Power (Pt 7): Lessons from Men’s Movements
Posted on07 Mar 2013
Tagsattractiveness, awareness, competence, compliments, confidence, decisions, Influence, Performance, subliminity, team building, The Economist, Craig Roberts, University of Liverpool
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How we feel about ourselves influences our decisions, but it also influences how others feel about us. One of the more interesting... Read More
Leadership’s Dark Side
Posted on25 Jul 2011
Tagscompetence, confidence, facts, goal setting, Iain Couzin, Jens Krause, John Seabrook, leadership, Leeds University, Princeton University, The New Yorker
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If you research leadership, you’ll find virtually all leadership models promoting the concept as something approaching divinity. What we don’t address is... Read More
Is Confidence an Indicator of Incompetence?
Posted on15 Nov 2010
Tagssecurity, Betrand Russell, CEO, competence, confidence, David Dunning, Dunning-Kruger Effect, Justin Kruger, lies, measure, military, attraction, The Triumph of Stupidity
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“In the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” –Bertrand Russell, from his essay ‘The Triumph... Read More
