How Work Pressure and Fear Affect Innovation
It is simple. Employees who feel pressure and fear are less creative and innovative. Daniel Gilbert in “The Science Behind the Smile”... Read More
How Altruism in Groups Plays Out Against Self-interest
In genetics altruism creates a dilemma. Darwin even considered it a challenge to his theory of natural selection where self-interest seems to... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 5): Humans vs. Apes
Posted on08 Dec 2011
Tagsapes, context, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, diversity, Elizabeth Kolbert, empathy, employees, humans, intelligence, intrinsic, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Michael Tomasello, problem solving, self-interest, Sleeping With The Enemy, The New Yorker
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In a previous post, I briefly mentioned the work of Michael Tomasello of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology as reported... Read More
Downside of Focus and Rise of Situational Awareness
Posted on06 Oct 2011
Tagsdecisions, anchoring, aptitude, Before You Make That Big Decision, business, business planning, conditionality, context, focus, Influence, market research, optimism, pigeonholing, planning, situational awareness, skills, Talent
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Classical business literature emphasizes focus: set goals, plan, and then focus on execution. However, it’s relatively void of focus’ downside: obliviousness to... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 2): Context – The Great Influencer
Posted on29 Sep 2011
Tagsassumptions, behavior, collaboration, compliments, context, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, organizational culture, extrinsic, food, Harvard Business Review, Influence, intrinsic, leadership, Lee Ross, management, money, morale, motivation, Performance, pigeonholing, self-interest, Stanford, taste, Yochai Benkler
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As we saw with pigeonholing and tasting food, context influences us greatly. This extends to people’s inclinations to collaborate. In support of... Read More
How We Unconsciously Pigeonhole People
Posted on13 Jan 2011
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We often pigeonhole people at work. This happens when we use their jobs to tell us what their talents are. When we... Read More
Definitions, Connotations and Personality Assessment
Posted on13 Sep 2010
Tagsapproaches, collaboration, connotations, context, definitions, dominance, feelings, humanistic, impression, intuition, logic, Personality, perspective, phraseology, planning, quality, quantity, spectrum, subjective, Thoughts, understanding, word choice
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Word choice and phrasing (phraseology) are simple ways we can assess personalities. As I’ve said in previous postings, everything we think, do... Read More
