Emotionally Intelligent Computers Will Help Us How?
Posted on05 Feb 2015
TagsMeghan Neal, Motherboard, Raffi Khatchadourian, Wall Street Journal, facial recognition software, technology, computers, organizational culture, customers, emotional intelligence, emotions, internet, leadership, retailing, The New Yorker, training, emotional triggers, big data, clickbait, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Evelyn Rusli
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As we make computers more human, we learn more about us. This has already changed how we see our skills, talents and... Read More
Reducing Emails Excellent Leadership
Emails are one of the three biggest time wasters in business. Reducing emails though is simple and cheap. It begins and ends... Read More
Finding Right Problem to Solve
Posted on17 Nov 2014
Tagsdecisions, details, Harvard Business Review, problem solving, statistics, Glass-Sand-Water Analogy, emotional triggers, Dwayne Spradlin
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Solving problems is like painting. Prepping is ninety percent. That means ensuring we’re solving the right problem. It’s a common problem. As... Read More
Storytelling’s Importance in Business Valuations
Posted on06 Nov 2014
Tagsbricks-complexity analogy, Skoda Minotti, emotional triggers, storytelling, security, price, law, fiction, business, arbitrariness
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I’ve written much about storytelling’s importance. Yet, I was surprised when I attended a business valuation seminar by Skoda Minotti CPA’s, Business... Read More
The Four Horsemen of Apocalyptic Decision Making
Posted on25 Aug 2014
Tagsurgency, silver bullet, emotional triggers, Why Problems Occur Series, volatility, uncertainty, rationale, quantify, Harvard Business Review, definitions, complexity, certainty, Apocalyptic Decision Making Series, Four Horsemen, G. James Lemoine, Nathan Bennett, VUCA, ambiguity
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The four horsemen of apocalyptic decision making are Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity or VUCA for short. Just as customers do when... Read More
Customers Are #2
Posted on21 Jul 2014
Tagsorganizational culture, customers, employees, marketing, subconscious, emotional triggers, Centier Bank, Indiana, Indiana Bankers Association, Hoosier Banker
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Eighty percent of companies seem to emphasize the classic, “Customers are #1,” mantra. Far fewer emphasize an employee-centric one, “Employees are #1.”... 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
Breaking through Consensus
Consensus retards dynamic solutions. For example, Regina Dugan and Kaigham Gabriel write in “‘Special Forces’ Innovation: How DARPA* Attacks Problems” (Harvard Business... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 8): Top Rule Violator
We often have idealized visions of leaders and leadership, treating them as universal goods where only bad people can make them bad.... Read More
Relating To Powerful People, The Gender Difference
Despite laws and education to the contrary, generally speaking, men and women bring different talents to the workplace. They bring different biases... Read More
