Grouping Causing Mistakes Overweighting Similarities
Posted on17 Feb 2020
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We learn grouping early in school. We also learn that many ways exist to group the same things. Yet, we don’t learn... Read More
Most Social Secret About Experts Making Them Political
Posted on09 Oct 2017
TagsSecrets About Experts Series, socializing, Royal Society, experts, politics, group, authority, academic
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The most social secret about experts makes them political animals. That’s because a key way to become an expert is to have... 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
Motivational Madness about Millennials in the Workplace
Posted on24 Aug 2015
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Just as there is junk food there is junk knowledge. What sweetly tingles our ears and easily fills our brains is often... Read More
Difference between Leader and Hero
Posted on25 Dec 2014
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Tku Can, a Twitter connection, asked me to explain my quote: The difference between leader and hero is that you don’t have... Read More
Group Interactions, Molding Relationships and Culture
Most times, we see group interactions (GI) as convenient communication tools. Typically, they appear as meetings, training sessions and other events. Except... Read More
Change Management, The Secret (Pt 2): Minority Power
In Part 1, we learned relationships are the secret to change. If we ponder all the one-on-one relationships we must leverage to... Read More
Power of Rule Breakers
Posted on03 Jun 2013
Tagsorganizational culture, individual, self-interest, rules, psychopaths, power, organization, motivation, leadership, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Harvard Business Review, group, cooperation, confidence
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The stress between individuals and groups exhibits itself when individuals break the group’s rules. As Jeffrey Pfeffer writes in his article “Power,... Read More
Natural Mistake of Grouping
Posted on15 Apr 2013
TagsFast Food Knowledge Analogy, simplification, individual, complexity, group, illusion, knowledge, people's differences, Personality, problem solving, Talent, unique
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Look at the figure to the right. The top is a multicolored square, the bottom a gray one. Yet, only one single... Read More
Groups as Enemies of Individuals
Posted on04 Apr 2013
Tagscreativity, Round Table, Lancelot, United States Constitution, individual, unique, team building, Stanford Prison Experiment, peer pressure, honesty, group, emotions, organizational culture, behavior
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We form groups every day, some formal, others informal. The idea that groups are often enemies of individuals comes from two facts:... Read More