Most Common Mistake Assessing Talent
Posted on27 Apr 2015
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The most common mistake assessing talent comes to light in an oak tree. I like oak trees. They are weather resistant and... Read More
Emotional Self-defense for Sensitive People (Pt 9): Oak & Apple Trees
Posted on10 Feb 2014
TagsThe Atlantic, Oak & Apple Tree Personality Analogy, analogy collection, apple tree, orchid-dandelion hypothesis, W. Thomas Boyce, University of Arizona, Bruce Ellis, Leiden University, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, David Dobbs, Oak & Apple Tree Analogy, University of California Berkeley, success, sensitive people, Personality, Performance, oak tree, management, Emotional Self Defense Series
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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
Innovation: Challenges from a Relationship Perspective
Posted on09 Jun 2011
TagsChallenge, creativity acorns analogy, Xerox, The New Yorker, Steve Jobs, relationships, Picasso, Personality, oak tree, Malcolm Gladwell, innovation, failure, diversity, art
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Malcolm Gladwell’s article “Creation Myth” in the May 16, 2011 edition of The New Yorker was the best article I’ve read about... Read More