Influencing and Problem Solving for Leaders and Others management

Creative Innovation (Pt 13): Overcoming Biases

Posted on31 Dec 2012

Tagsprocess, change, decision-making process, Harvard Business Review, leadership, leadership vs management, management, quantify, Scientific Method, statistics, associative thinking, Giovanni Gavetti, empirical evidence, institutional biases

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One of the points Giovanni Gavetti makes in “The New Psychology of Strategic Leadership” (Harvard Business Review, July-August 2011 edition) about associative...

Mobile Workforce: Less “Face Time,” Less Advancement

Posted on24 Dec 2012

Tagsmobile workforce, UC Davis School of Management, MIT Sloan Manangement Review, Business Spectator, unawareness, The Economist, technology, subconscious, management, London Business School, Influence, face-to-face interactions, employees, behavior

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One day long ago, I was working late for an employer when the President walked into the department and commented, “You’re working...

Clausewitz’s Friction and Project Management

Posted on20 Dec 2012

Tagsplanning, body analogy, budgets, Harvard Business Review, management, process, project management, The Economist, Clausewitz, On War, friction, Stefan Thomke, Donald Reinertsen, deadlines

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A reader requested more clarification and examples of Clausewitz’s friction in business. Project Management is excellent for this because of its detailed...

Computers, Emails, Dishonesty

Posted on06 Dec 2012

Tagscomputers, email, Facebook, happiness, Harvard Business Review, management, management by email, management by walking around, relationships, social media, team building, team intelligence, The Atlantic, Mattitiyahu Zimbler, Robert Feldman, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Stephen Marche

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Technology has made communication tremendously convenient and fast. Consequently, communicating via computers, especially emails and varying forms of text messaging and instant...

Placebo Management (Pt 4): Tiger, Golfers, Superstitions & Performance

Posted on29 Nov 2012

Tagsemotions, golf, Harvard Business Review, Influence, management, motivation, Performance, phraseology, placebo, Placebo Management Series, Sally Linkenauger

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In business, we tend to discount – even ridicule – people’s superstitions. What’s the tangible connection between crossing your fingers and making...

Clausewitz’s Friction: Difference between Plans and Reality

Posted on15 Nov 2012

TagsOn War, friction, phone, Clausewitz, change management, business planning, decisions, employees, follow up, Influence, information, management, Management by objective, management by walking around, people, planning, uncertainty

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Carl von Clausewitz’s book, On War, greatly influenced my business ideas especially his short chapter on “Friction in War.” Essentially, there is...

Creative Innovation (Pt 7): Conflict

Posted on17 Sep 2012

Tagsbrainstorming, Charlan Nemeth, China, conflict, conflict management, Creative Innovation Series, creativity, dissent, innovation, Jonah Lehrer, management, Matthew Feinberg, Personality, The New Yorker, University of California Berkeley

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While we’ve discussed the benefit of dissenters and disruptive personalities with respective to creativity and innovation, I’ve implied conflict but have not...