6 Steps Making Goals Work Better
Posted on30 Mar 2015
Tagsbelief, confidence, employees, goal setting, leadership, management, Performance, Personality, relationships
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Goals do not replace good leadership. They are just tools. They are not ends. Making goals work better is about leadership. Goal... Read More
12 Tips for Passing Personality Tests
Posted on23 Mar 2015
Tagspositivity, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, Pollyannaism, Personality, objective personality tests, confidence
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Passing personality tests is more and more important. More firms are using them. These tests are very lucrative too. They are not... Read More
Protection from Extreme Decision Making
Posted on29 Jan 2015
Tagsstorytelling, University of Oregon, University of Las Vegas, Sonja Kolstoe, Mary Riddel, balanced nutrition analogy, indecisiveness, forecasting, big data, what-if scenarios, reflection, innovation, information, Harvard Business Review, decisions, creativity, confidence, change
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At its root, extreme decision making is about how we assess possibilities in events. The adage, “Things are never as good nor... 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
Pretty Health Care Dilemma
Posted on29 Dec 2014
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There is a link between our emotions and health. If we feel emotionally good, we tend to have better health. Our health... Read More
Workplace Positivity as Weapon of Retaliation
Posted on29 Sep 2014
Tagsconfidence, conflict, dissent, movies, Pollyannaism, tools, fundamental attribution error, communism, positivity
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Workplace positivity has negative side-effects. They show up when employees try to discredit internal competitors in office politics. Employees do this by... Read More
Problematic Personality Types in Meetings
Posted on25 Sep 2014
Tagsanchoring, confidence, extrovert, Harvard Business Review, management, motivation, Performance, Personality, team building, time, Pennsylvania State University, meetings, UX Magazine, Jay Eskenazi, Bryan Bonner, University of Utah, Alexander Bolinger, alpha personalities
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Meetings are one of the big three time wasters in the workplace. One reason, they easily get off track. Agendas help but... 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
Leadership’s Influence on Goal Setting
Posted on19 Jun 2014
TagsPriyesh Patel, affect, emotional triggers, relationships, leadership, interpersonal, Influence, goal setting, context, confidence, change
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Leadership’s influence on goal setting results in people believing and achieving more than they would with mediocre management. It’s where leadership’s affective... Read More
Strategic Complimenting vs. Spontaneity
When I advocated using compliments strategically, Diana asked: Why do you have to use compliments “strategically” and not be spontaneously? The short... Read More