Kraft Heinz Failure And The Lessons Of Cost Cutting
The Kraft Heinz failure showcases the dangers of over focus on cost cutting. The business paradox that maximizing profits every single minute... Read More
Lessons About Success And Failure From Black Panther Movie
Posted on05 Mar 2018
Tagsfailure, Inspiration (Series), motivation, passion, rules, success, think outside the box, experts, Wall Street Journal, Black Panther movie, Marvel Entertainment
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Many of the most important lessons about success and failure from the movie, Black Panther, aren’t even in the movie. They are... Read More
The Myth Behind Empowering Employees In The Workplace
Posted on29 Jan 2018
Tagsdecisions, employees, failure, fear, motivation, Talent, engagement, culture change management, empowerment, Gallup News
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Empowering employees in the workplace has been a buzz topic for a couple decades now. Yet, employee engagement remains low, less than... Read More
Why Employers Don’t Fret Over Building Confidence in Employees
Posted on28 Nov 2016
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Confidence is key to success. So, building confidence in employees should be a top priority. It’s not though. If it is, it’s... 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
Secret to Creativity (Pt 2): Innovative Process and Taco Bell
A venture firm presented their search process. It began with examining about a 1,000 companies. Of those, they analyzed business plans from... Read More
Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #2 Integration, Holism
At number two in my top-seven list of Sun Tzu quotes from The Art of War, I have: And therefore I say:... Read More
Correlation: High Testosterone and Poor Risk Assessment
Posted on24 Oct 2011
Tagsbiochemical, Cambridge University, decisions, diversity, emotions, employees, failure, free will, hubris, John Coates, management, Personality, process, technology, The Economist
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When I’ve written about the illusion of free will, I’ve focused on the advancement of technology and research methodologies to uncover subconscious... Read More
When Does Optimism Become Pollyannaism?
In “Before You Make That Big Decision,” which appeared in the June 2011 Harvard Business Review, Daniel Kahneman, Dan Lovallo and Olivier... Read More
Innovation: Challenges from a Relationship Perspective
Posted on09 Jun 2011
Tagsart, Challenge, diversity, failure, innovation, Malcolm Gladwell, oak tree, Personality, Picasso, relationships, Steve Jobs, The New Yorker, Xerox, creativity acorns analogy
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Malcolm Gladwell’s article “Creation Myth” in the May 16, 2011 edition of The New Yorker was the best article I’ve read about... Read More