Future Of The Internet Using Wild West As Road Map
Posted on11 Sep 2017
Tagshomogeneity, human nature, internet of things, Verizon, AT&T, Charter (Spectrum), Comcast, Amazon, Wild West, Apple (company), Microsoft, internet, Google, future, Facebook, control, communications
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Technology brings change. Human nature does not change. That means human nature exerts itself in the same way using new means. Knowing... Read More
Trump Macron Handshake and Power of Symbolic Actions
Posted on19 Jun 2017
Tagsemotions, France, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, value, symbolism, shaking hands, practical, dominance, control
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Symbolic actions have power. Leaders who tap their power do better. Yet, understanding symbolic actions is not easy. The Trump Macron handshake... Read More
Optimism Bias and Seven Factors Making It Worse in Decisions
Research says optimism helps many cope with reality. They’re happier and healthier with it. That suggests though that it alters reality for... Read More
Social Media Dangers We Don’t See But Foretell Its Future
Posted on27 Feb 2017
Tagscontrol, illusion, internet, negative, New York Times, security, social media, CBS News, Time Magazine, Wired Magazine, YouTube, PTSD, censorship
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People talk of trolls, fake news and acerbic comments on social media. The presidential election brought these even more to the fore.... Read More
Dealing with Stress of Status Climbing and Falling
Posted on03 Aug 2015
Tagschange, control, health, Scientific American, status, The Economist, socializing, Carnegie Mellon University, self-control
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Humans work to better themselves. This can happen in absolute terms such as money. It also happens in relative terms such as... Read More
Feeling Powerful at Work Can Be Done This Way
Posted on22 Jun 2015
Tagscompliment, Jack Nicklaus, Derek Rucker, David Dubois, Joris Lammers, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, pressure, power, Performance, health, feelings, fear, control, Adam D. Galinsky
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Feeling powerful at work can be hard. People can drag us down. They often do so without knowing it. Work is harder.... Read More
Human Lessons from a Bourbon Tornado
A tornado demolished a Buffalo Trace Distillery’s warehouse miraculously leaving all barrels of aging bourbon undamaged but exposed to the elements for... Read More
Protection from Unwanted Unconscious Influences
Posted on03 Apr 2014
Tagssubconscious, anchoring, control, decisions, free will, Influence, negative, price, sales, smells, Twitter, inflammatory rhetoric
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Finola Howard (@FinolaHoward), a marketing professional, found my post, “Information You Know Is Wrong Still Influences You,” interesting but wanted to know,... Read More
Three Key Emotional Triggers (Pt 5): Emotional Recognition
Posted on23 Jan 2014
Tagsbeauty, behavior, control, emotions, Influence, Personality, quality, Talent, Thoughts, experts, emotional triggers, Three Key Emotional Triggers Series, uniqueness, emotional recognition, mastery, expertise, triumph
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Emotional recognition is the third key emotional trigger, and uniqueness is the nickname I ascribe to it. From the aspects of behavior,... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 2) – Situational Preferences
Posted on18 Jul 2013
Tagscompetition, control, executive, formal organizational power, hierarchy, leadership, organization, power, process, psychopaths, rules, situation, Psychopath in Workplace Series
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The introductory post of this mini-series summarized the situations promoting the rise of psychopaths to CEO as: Formal hierarchies, organizations, processes and... Read More
