Navigating the Trappings of Power without Falling In
Posted on11 Jul 2016
TagsDacher Keltner, decision-making process, empathy, homophily, leadership dark side, management, PBS NewsHour, power, sycophant, University of California Berkeley
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All things contain the seeds of their own demise. This completes the life cycle. We can’t live without breathing. Yet, breathing causes... Read More
Decision Making Tips from Google’s Artificial Intelligence
Posted on14 Mar 2016
Tagsartificial intelligence, bias, decision-making process, decisions, experience, Google, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Wired Magazine
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Go is the most complex strategy game. It surpasses Chess by far. There are more possibilities in a game of Go than... Read More
Assessing Thinking Skills Using Two Artificial Intelligence Models
Posted on15 Feb 2016
Tagsartificial intelligence, decision-making process, MIT Technology Review, problem solving, skills, Thoughts
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The more we learn about artificial intelligence (AI) the more we learn how we think. AI often uses our thinking as a... Read More
Examples of Breaking the Consensus Addiction
Ryan Hatch, a software entrepreneur of Resultech, tweeted me in regards to my post, “Breaking through Consensus”. He suggested examples of breaking... Read More
3 Signs of Group Decision Making Failures
Posted on04 Jan 2016
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We rely upon groups for much in our businesses. They are vital to success. Yet, what makes them valuable also makes them... Read More
How Different People See Quantity vs Quality Debate
Posted on26 Oct 2015
Tagsdecision-making process, phraseology, problem solving, quality, quantity, Real-time personality assessment, special forces, word choice
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People fall on the quantity vs quality debate differently. There are quantity-oriented personalities (QN) and quality-oriented ones (QL). They differ on how... Read More
Family Business Decision Making Tips
Posted on08 Jun 2015
Tagschange leadership, decision-making process, decisions, families, family business, Personality, relationships
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Family businesses are webs of relationships. These work outside of formal lines of command. Some family members do not make decisions. That... Read More
Key Trait in Good Decision Makers
Posted on20 Apr 2015
TagsBenjamin Graham, consensus, decision-making process, decisions, emotions, knowledge, Lian Pleven, Wall Street Journal
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Once I asked an executive and his management team five questions about a plan. After a half hour, they had pretty much... Read More
With More Power Less Thinking Occurs?
Posted on22 Jan 2015
Tagscompetence, confidence, decision-making process, empathy, Forbes, leadership, Leadership - The Secret Series, leadership dark side, power, risk, thinking process
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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
Apocalyptic Decision Making – Dealing with Uncertainty
When four horsemen of apocalyptic decision making (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity [VUCA]) confront us, we tend to avoid them. We avoid... Read More
