Relating To Powerful People, The Gender Difference
Despite laws and education to the contrary, generally speaking, men and women bring different talents to the workplace. They bring different biases... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 5): Persona
Posted on16 Jan 2014
Tagsemployees, leadership, morale, objectivity, strategy, subjective, symbolism, trust, vision, authenticity, Leadership - The Secret Series, military-leadership analogy, leader as actor, persona
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Most leadership programs fail to consider a critical psychological phenomenon: persona. They believe that good visions, strategies, missions, execution and authenticity will... Read More
Technique Personalizing Communications and Conversations
Objectivity is prized in business; however, it comes at the cost of personalization. For instance, One HR Director seeing the paradox said... Read More
Techniques Leveraging Relationships in Communications
Personalization and personification are very effective change techniques. Yet, business conversations are often neutered and impersonal striving for objectivity and rationality. Personalization... Read More
Identifying Psychopaths in the Workplace
Posted on06 May 2013
Tagscontrol, emotions, objectivity, Personality, policies, power, procedure, psychopaths, relationships, rules, The Bad Sleep Well, Psychopath in Workplace Series
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Psychopaths work to amass their power. Emotions are not in the equation. They are immune to those of others, including their own.... Read More
America’s Faith-based Economy
Posted on22 Apr 2013
Tagsreligion, personal, objectivity, neoclassical economics, money, behavioral economics, American, The Economist, United States, faith-based economy, Poland
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When I read articles like “Toss a Coin” (The Economist, January 12, 2013 edition), I’m reminded that our economy relies on faith.... Read More
Psychopaths, Sociopaths and Differences for the Workplace
Posted on14 Mar 2013
TagsPsychopath in Workplace Series, sociopaths, Kevin Dutton, The Bad Sleep Well, relationships, psychopaths, power, objectivity, management, employees
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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
Our Personalities: Crashing Others’ Expectations
As computers and robots are able to perform more of the mental and physical tasks of humans, we are finding they can... Read More
Placebo Management (Pt 2): Tapping Emotions
Posted on09 Jan 2012
Tagsapproaches, change, change management, effective, effectiveness, expectations, feelings, Harvard Medical School, information, initiatives, management, Michael Specter, objectivity, Performance, placebo, Placebo Management Series, Power of Nothing, relationships, Ted Kaptchuk, The New Yorker
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Previously I had indicated that placebo management could impact performance. I recently read Michael Specter’s article, “The Power of Nothing,” in the... Read More
Problem-solving Technique: Attack Definitions
Posted on02 Dec 2010
Tagsdefinitions, Castle Wall - Definition Analogy, visualize, vagueness, problem solving, perception, objectivity, intuition, focus, analogy collection, confusion, castle
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Writing down the problem was a problem-solving technique I discussed in a previous post. Attacking definitions is another that complements this one.... Read More
