How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 4) – Preferred Cultures
Posted on22 Aug 2013
Tagsauthority, competitive, conflict, organizational culture, dissent, diversity, education, emotional intelligence, Harvard Business Review, incentives, negative, process, psychopaths, relationships, rules, self-interest, Psychopath in Workplace Series, bottom-line focus, ends justifies means
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Previously, the situations and trends psychopaths prefer. Now, we will discuss the cultures as summarized in the introductory post of this mini-series:... Read More
Writer’s Block Breakthrough, Two Techniques
Posted on01 Aug 2013
Tagsconflict, creativity, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy, fear, ideas, Techniques, fortress as prison analogy, writing
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As with the common cold, writer’s block infects many, attacking writers of every ilk, from creative to business to technical. Fear and... Read More
Why Problems Occur (Alert #3): Majority over Minority
When problems occur or when trying to anticipate them, the third alert I heed is when the majority prevails over the minority.... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 1) – Introduction
The short answer to this post’s title is that we let them. To understand this, we need to examine this outcome as... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 7): Conflict
While we’ve discussed the benefit of dissenters and disruptive personalities with respective to creativity and innovation, I’ve implied conflict but have not... Read More
Reflection Tip to Build Strong Relationships in Conversations
We often don’t learn the value of listening techniques in building relationships. Consequently, people might not realize we are listening; the reflection... Read More
Toxic Soil Analogy: Good Ideas Planted on Bad Relationships
Posted on23 Apr 2012
Tagsfacts, vision, Toxic Soil Analogy, strategy, relationships, rationale, perception, minds, management, leadership, ideas, heartfelt, employees, emotions, diversity, organizational culture, conflict management, conflict, cognitive bias, analogy
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Imagine soil so toxic that nothing will grow. No matter how good our seeds, our farming techniques and the weather are; nothing... Read More
Blank Slates No More
Part of what makes intuition so powerful is the assumption that we are born with personalities, talents and knowledge. Life then becomes... Read More
Managing Conflict – Venting Technique
Posted on01 Nov 2010
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Many studies show increases in the amount of time spent on managing conflict. This takes up more and more time of human... Read More
Improve Your Business; Find a Dissenter
Posted on21 Oct 2010
Tagsharmony, business, cognition, conflict, controversy, Copenhagen Business School, creativity, David Lean, decisions, dissent, Brooke Harrington, investment clubs, investors, movies, negative, peace, returns, Sam Spiegel, subconscious, Thomas A. Stewart, Academy Awards, Alec Guinness, BNET Blog, Bridge on the River Kwai
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A recent BNET post by Thomas A. Stewart talked about nurturing dissent and provided some valuable links. Rationally, it makes sense that... Read More
