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
My 300th Post: Thank You for Your Encouragement, Motivation
Posted on25 Mar 2013
TagsThank You Series, Twitter, Thank You, social media, sensitive people, motivation, Facebook, encourage, emotional self defense, bloggers
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Unlike my 100th and 200th posts, I knew my 300th would arrive. This year saw substantial jump in visitors, so it’s like... Read More
Work, Life are Like Heartbeats
Posted on04 Mar 2013
Tagsgood job, Inspiration (Series), Job, medical, motivation, Performance, training, Heartbeat Analogy
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One upon a time a service rep for a financial firm shared her story about having to deliver some bad news to... Read More
Emotions and Intuition as Foundation of All Decisions
Posted on25 Feb 2013
Tagsbrain, decision-making process, decisions, emotional intelligence, emotions, empathy, Harvard Business Review, intuition, logic, motivation, rationale, reason, research methodologies, strategy, technology, The Economist, Foundation & Frame Analogy, Roderick Gilkey, Ricardo Caceda, Clinton Kilts
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One of the more contrarian perspectives that has helped me appreciate people’s decisions is that emotions and its interpretive big sister, intuition,... Read More
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... Read More
The One and Only One Coming Around Only Once Never Again
Posted on18 Jun 2012
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At this moment, something unique is happening. It’s you. Never in the history of life has there been one. The future will... Read More
Positive-Negative Reinforcements: Pluses and Minuses
It’s generally easier to understand what positive and negative reinforcements are than it is to understand their advantages and disadvantages. Trade offs... Read More
“Ask Don’t Tell” Inspirational Technique
Posted on19 Dec 2011
Tagsvalues, change, change management, cooperation, feelings, morale, motivation, names, power, using names
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People feel better about themselves when they feel they have power to effect change in their worlds. One of the best ways... Read More
Want to Motivate? Beware of What You Say
Posted on21 Nov 2011
Tagsword choice, Tori Rodriguez, Scientific American, phraseology, motivation, management, leadership, Influence, food, employees, constructive criticism, compliments, anchoring
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So, the boss walks in and harshly reprimands an employee. Unknowingly, she probably just shot his productivity down for the day. A... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 4): Intrinsic Rewards
Intrinsic rewards are important aspects of creating a cooperative work culture. However, such rewards are difficult to understand and teach. Moreover, many,... Read More
