Change Technique: Personification
Posted on23 Jan 2012
Tagschange management, Techniques, subconscious, Retail Therapy, personification, Personality, merchandising, marketing, management, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Dichter, decisions, change, advertising
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In a previous post, I discussed the rebirth of Freud and the idea that most (if not all) of our decisions are... Read More
Aggressiveness as Defect
Posted on16 Jan 2012
TagsAmerican Civil War, University of Antwerp, trap, The Economist, screen pass, perspective, Personality, Laszlo Garamszegi, hubris, Hannibal, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Cannae, aggressive
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Confederate Attacks (Red) on the Union (Blue) at the 3-Day’s Battle of Gettysburg In business, people often see aggressiveness as a virtue;... Read More
Apologies & Our Personality Differences
Posted on28 Nov 2011
Tagshumans, Andrew Howell, apologize, compassion, compliments, Grant MacEwan University, Lauren Friedman, money, Personality, Scientific American, self-esteem
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We know each of us is different; however, the degree of difference is clearly underestimated. We experience this whenever we exclaim we... Read More
Blank Slates No More
Part of what makes intuition so powerful is the assumption that we are born with personalities, talents and knowledge. Life then becomes... Read More
Real-time Personality Assessment (Pt 4): Extrapolation
Posted on07 Nov 2011
Tagsconversation, decisions, Naomi Quenk, objective personality tests, Personality, practical, practice, Real-time personality assessment, Was That Really Me, Wordle
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In this series’ previous post, I wrote about using Wordle to help identify word usage and phrasing trends by people as a... Read More
Star Wars, Women & The Good Guys
Posted on31 Oct 2011
Tagsbusiness, organizational culture, diversity, emotions, good vs evil, Personality, Star Wars, women
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If you examine the two opposing sides in the Star Wars Epic, The Empire (Bad Guys) and The Rebels (Good Guys), there... Read More
Diverse Workforce Means Rethinking Talent to Manage It
Posted on27 Oct 2011
Tagsnetworking, homophily, The Atlantic, Talent, social skills, Richard Florida, Personality, market, management, innovation, diversity, creativity, change management, adaptability
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In the October 2011 issue of The Atlantic, I ran across Richard Florida’s article, “Where the Skills Are” and found myself rethinking... Read More
Correlation: High Testosterone and Poor Risk Assessment
Posted on24 Oct 2011
Tagsfree will, biochemical, Cambridge University, decisions, diversity, emotions, employees, failure, hubris, John Coates, management, Personality, process, technology, The Economist
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When I’ve written about the illusion of free will, I’ve focused on the advancement of technology and research methodologies to uncover subconscious... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 3): Empathy
Posted on20 Oct 2011
Tagshappiness, brain, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, emotions, feelings, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Harvard Business Review, intuition, leadership, Personality, sensitive people, sensitivity, Tania Singer, Yochai Benkler
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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
Real-time Personality Assessment (Pt 3): Word Themes
Posted on13 Oct 2011
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The words people use tell you much about their personalities. The challenge is trying to see a theme. While not every word... Read More
