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
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 4): Leadership Riddle
Posted on23 Dec 2013
Tagschange, formal organizational power, informal organizational power, leadership, Performance, Personality, problem solving, relationships, rewards, Leadership - The Secret Series, inspiration, power in personality, leadership riddle, analogy collection, Soup Stock – Problem Solving Analogy
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Leadership has many definitions. It brings to mind the attempts to define such things as love and beauty. Sometimes, when trying to... Read More
Solving the Nonproductiveness of Telecommuting Workforces
The article “Face Time” (The New Yorker, March 18, 2013 edition) by James Surowiecki discusses telecommuting’s downsides by focusing on its interpersonal... Read More
Beauty as Power (Pt 7): Lessons from Men’s Movements
Posted on07 Mar 2013
Tagsattractiveness, awareness, competence, compliments, confidence, decisions, Influence, Performance, subliminity, team building, The Economist, Craig Roberts, University of Liverpool
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How we feel about ourselves influences our decisions, but it also influences how others feel about us. One of the more interesting... Read More
Work, Life are Like Heartbeats
Posted on04 Mar 2013
TagsHeartbeat Analogy, training, Performance, motivation, medical, Job, Inspiration (Series), good job
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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
Placebo Management (Pt 5): Emotions, Health, Performance
How we feel about ourselves affects us. It influences our health and decisions. Now, as reported in the article, “Think Yourself Well”... Read More
Placebo Management (Pt 4): Tiger, Golfers, Superstitions & Performance
Posted on29 Nov 2012
TagsSally Linkenauger, Placebo Management Series, placebo, phraseology, Performance, motivation, management, Influence, Harvard Business Review, golf, emotions
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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
Over Thinking Decisions (Pt 2): Warning Signs
Posted on24 Sep 2012
Tagscreativity, thinking process, success, Stanford University, Performance, Over Thinking Series, Intelligent Life, innovation, information, Ian Leslie, expectations, decisions, Claude Steele
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In Part I, I introduced Over Thinking (OT) referencing Ian Leslie’s article, “Non Cogito, Ergo Sum,” (Intelligent Life, May/June 2012 edition) and... Read More
Relax, Be Creative
Posted on31 May 2012
TagsAlbion College, brain, creativity, experience, fear, Mareike Wieth, Performance, pressure, quantify, Scientific American, The Medici Effect, Thoughts, Tori Rodriguez, urgency
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A good idea can come at any time. This was one of the key things I learned to be creative. I do... Read More
Placebo Management (Pt 2): Tapping Emotions
Posted on09 Jan 2012
TagsMichael Specter, The New Yorker, Ted Kaptchuk, relationships, Power of Nothing, Placebo Management Series, placebo, Performance, objectivity, management, initiatives, information, Harvard Medical School, feelings, expectations, effectiveness, effective, change management, change, approaches
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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
