Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 3): Empathy
Posted on20 Oct 2011
TagsHarvard Business Review, intuition, leadership, Personality, sensitive people, sensitivity, Tania Singer, Yochai Benkler, happiness, brain, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, emotions, feelings, Giacomo Rizzolatti
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For many of us, we feel good when we help others. What we are even learning is that many of us, especially... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 2): Context – The Great Influencer
Posted on29 Sep 2011
TagsYochai Benkler, taste, Stanford, self-interest, pigeonholing, Performance, motivation, morale, money, organizational culture, management, Lee Ross, leadership, intrinsic, Influence, Harvard Business Review, food, extrinsic, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, cooperation, context, compliments, collaboration, behavior, assumptions
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As we saw with pigeonholing and tasting food, context influences us greatly. This extends to people’s inclinations to collaborate. In support of... Read More
Osama bin Laden’s Death: Intuitive Problem-solving Lesson
Posted on05 May 2011
TagsAl-Qaida, technology, problem solving, PBS NewsHour, Osama bin Laden, military, logic, intuition, intelligence, humans, emotions, deviation, organizational culture, consistency
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After watching PBS NewsHour’s analysis, “What’s Next for U.S. Military in Fight Against Al-Qaida?” which aired on Monday, May 2, 2011, I... Read More
Complimenting with These Two Words is Powerful
Posted on31 Mar 2011
TagsAnimal House, Bluto, compliments, organizational culture, happiness, John Belushi, leadership, networking, phraseology, relationships, social skills, Thoughts, validation, Strategic Complimenting Series, team
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Complimenting is critical to our success. There are many ways to do it. Some ways are better than others. Complimenting is critical... Read More
Why Resistance to Change Is Natural and Healthy
Posted on07 Feb 2011
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People do not like change. It creates many problems for our organizational culture and office politics. Leaders often see resistance to change... Read More
What the Failures of Online Dating Can Teach Us
Posted on06 Jan 2011
Tagsorganizational culture, who we think we are, who we are, upbringing, The Economist, The Atlantic, speed dating, religion, questionnaires, politics, online dating, hypocrisy, education
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In the last two weeks I ran across articles in The Atlantic and The Economist about online dating: “Take the Data of... Read More
Don’t Like Your Boss, CEO, Owner? Your Job is at Risk
Posted on06 Dec 2010
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People are always looking for ways to ensure their jobs, more so today. As we’ve seen, the people who only focus on... Read More
Business Examples of Patience’s Merits
Posted on28 Oct 2010
Tagsreorganization, future, information technology, insight, investment, knowledge, management, management by walking around, marketing, patience, public relations, Rahm Emanuel, experience, rules, sales, strategy, tactics, teachable moment, training, urgency, warfare, workplace, application, action, American, approaches, branding, business, client management software, computers, crisis, organizational culture, employees, example, Expat 21
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A question posted by Expat 21 asked for examples of patience in the workplace, especially those demonstrating a contrast between American and... Read More
A Blue Heron Instructs on Patience
Posted on25 Oct 2010
Tagsdiscipline, wife, temptation, river, reorganization, real estate, problem solving, prejudice, positioning, patience, location, intuition, fish, ego, Cuyahoga River, organizational culture, business, blue heron, approaches, action
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We live in an activist business culture, meaning we are biased toward action to solve problems. For instance, reorganizations often occur simply... Read More
