Rise of Self-Censorship
Posted on04 Sep 2014
Tagsconflict, creativity, emotions, innovation, minds, negative, New York Times, people's differences, problem solving, peer-to-peer marketing, homophily, CBS News, muscles, disagreeable
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Life requires effort. Just as it’s easy to be inactive and not eat right, it’s easy to associate with people who are... Read More
Politeness as Dishonesty
Politeness softens the edge on our feelings but does so at the cost of cutting a good understanding of where we stand.... Read More
Excessive Collaboration, “Let Me Do My Job!”
At the outset, great ideas succeed because there is adherence to their fundamental concepts, processes and techniques. Over time though, commercial pressures... 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
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
Question to Avoid When Resolving Problems
Posted on08 May 2014
Tagsorganizational culture, questioning techniques, problem solving, management, innovation, employees, customer service, creativity, conflict management
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Once upon a time long ago, I was helping a department. Asking my questions as to how things got done, employees tended... Read More
Introverts More Honest?
Posted on20 Feb 2014
Tagsintrovert, assessments, cooperation, organizational culture, employees, extrovert, honesty, innovation, leadership, motivation, Personality, reflection, The Economist, lead by example
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The idea that introverts are more honest than extroverts comes from two assertions. First, studies find that “the more reflective [people] are,... Read More
Vanilla Phrasing, Vanilla Thinking, Vanilla Ideas
Posted on25 Nov 2013
Tagscreativity, definitions, efficiencies, innovation, intelligence, knowledge, phraseology, process, standardization, vanilla words, Vanilla Words-Thinking Series
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People often use common words in common ways. The goal is frequently understandable and quick communications. Technical terms, representing complex actions in... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 2): Training Implications
Posted on18 Nov 2013
Tagschange, competition, organizational culture, inertia, innovation, leadership, military, Personality, process, Real-time personality assessment, relationships, strategy, training, vision, internal communications, Leadership - The Secret Series, precedence, bureaucratization, self-help, military-leadership analogy, analogy collection
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Since leadership’s secret is centered on the hearts and minds of groups’ members, how does it reflect in training? Simply, training centers... Read More
Optimism Genetically Determined
Posted on08 Aug 2013
TagsPersonality, complacency, glass half full-half empty metaphor, Oxford Centre for Emotions and Affective Neuroscience, Elaine Fox, YinYang, The Economist, problem solving, Pollyannaism, pessimism, optimism, nature/nurture, innovation, glass, genetic code, free will, dissent
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We aren’t born blank slates; we come with personalities. These personalities, along with our bodies (more) and hormones influence our views, including... Read More
