Emotional Self-defense for Sensitive People (Pt 9): Oak & Apple Trees
Posted on10 Feb 2014
TagsEmotional Self Defense Series, management, oak tree, Performance, Personality, sensitive people, success, The Atlantic, University of California Berkeley, Oak & Apple Tree Analogy, David Dobbs, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Leiden University, Bruce Ellis, University of Arizona, W. Thomas Boyce, orchid-dandelion hypothesis, apple tree, analogy collection, Oak & Apple Tree Personality Analogy
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The difference between oak and apple trees fascinates me. Oak trees produce many acorns surviving squirrels and insects; however, few apples of... Read More
Honest Time, Dishonest Money
Posted on27 Jan 2014
Tagspositioning, banking, commissions, time vs money, Cassie Mogilner, word choice, time, The Economist, phraseology, motivation, money, management, leadership, Influence, incentives, honesty, organizational culture
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Dozens of studies have indeed shown that people primed to think about money before an experiment are more likely to lie, cheat... Read More
Change Management, The Secret
The secret to change management is relationships. In his article, Slow Ideas (New Yorker, July 29, 2013 edition), Atul Gawande describes change... Read More
Why Problems Occur (Alert #5): Big over Small
Posted on19 Aug 2013
Tagsanalogy, budgets, coaching, details, management, morale, Personality, planning, problem solving, process, relationships, rules, training, Why Problems Occur Series, Picture Resolution Analogy
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Focusing on the big rather than small, is another alert I heed as a problem identifier. This occurs when people apply overarching... Read More
Power of Context on Intoxication
Posted on22 Jul 2013
Tagsbody, change management, conditionality, context, emotions, Influence, management, objective, Personality, pigeonholing, positioning, psychology, University of Liverpool, Pavlovian conditioning, Shepard Siegal, McMaster University, Alice Young, Andrew Goudie, Texas Tech University, alcohol, intoxication
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Context dramatically influences us. As the article, “Various Ways You Might Accidentally Get Drunk” (The Atlantic, May 2013 edition) by James Hamblin,... Read More
Change Management Strategy #4: Change Jobs, Reduce Tenure
Posted on11 Apr 2013
Tagstenure, Michelle Andrews, Vamsi Kanuri, Xueming Luo, Change Management Strategy Series, strategy, risk, resistance to change, perspective, management, knowledge, Job, incentives, Harvard Business Review, experience, executive, decisions, coaching, change management, adaptability
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As we acquire knowledge and experience, we tend to become wedded to the status quo. Tenure compounds this effect as Xueming Luo,... Read More
Your Brain, the Final Frontier
Posted on08 Apr 2013
TagsManagement by objective, conditionality, context, emotions, free will, genetic code, humans, knowledge, management, brain, rational actor theory, Star Trek, technology, The Economist, Brain Mapping Analogy, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Human Genome Project, biology, behavioral economics
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“Space, the final frontier” introduced Star Trek’s original series, but assessments of our human knowledge indicate that the space between our ears... Read More
Psychopaths, Sociopaths and Differences for the Workplace
Posted on14 Mar 2013
Tagsemployees, management, objectivity, power, psychopaths, relationships, The Bad Sleep Well, Kevin Dutton, sociopaths, Psychopath in Workplace Series
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Classical management theory is very silent on the influence of personality in business, especially psychopaths and sociopaths who can and do exist... Read More
Best Sun Tzu Quote: Pinnacle of Skill
Posted on18 Feb 2013
Tagsapproaches, change, change management, coaching, employees, fear, fun, ignorance, inertia, Influence, leadership, management, management by walking around, military, problem solving, resistance to change, training, uncertainty, warfare, Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Sun Tzu Top 7 Quotes Series
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Before his writings became a business management guide, I had read Sun Tzu’s The Art of War back in the early eighties.... Read More
Placebo Management (Pt 5): Emotions, Health, Performance
How we feel about ourselves affects us. It influences our health and decisions. Now, as reported in the article, “Think Yourself Well”... Read More
