Real-time Personality Assessment (Pt 2): Important Qualities
Posted on26 Sep 2011
Tagsword choice, Real-time personality assessment, Personality, people, decisions, conversation, behavior, assessments
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The downside of many personality tests is that you need to administer them. Yes, some will teach you how to assess without... Read More
Illusion of Free Will Revisited
Posted on22 Sep 2011
Tagsnature/nurture, behavior, biology, David Eagleman, decisions, evolution, free will, genetic code, Personality, psychology, rational actor theory, rationale, subconscious, technology, The Atlantic, The Economist
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I decided to revisit the illusion of free will after running across two other articles reinforcing it. As technology and research methodologies... Read More
Making the Grapevine Work for You as a Leader
Posted on01 Aug 2011
Tagssenior manager, reverberations, power, Personality, management by walking around, management, leadership, interpersonal, informal organizational power, impression, group, grapevine, executive, employees
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Business drastically discounts the interpersonal interaction in favor of group ones. Saying the same thing to ten people simultaneously is more efficient... 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
Informal Organizational Power Your Personal Power
Posted on28 Mar 2011
Tagsorganization, abilities, achievement, attractiveness, character, credibility, education, experience, formal organizational power, informal organizational power, intelligence, judgment, knowledge, leadership, management, Personality, power, relationships, reliability, seniority, situation, skills, Talent, time, wisdom
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We are all born with power. Neither God nor evolution produces beings bent on their own demise. In groups this power takes... Read More
Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III)
Leadership is about people, and management about things. Management will tend to objectify people as resources (i.e. human resources) and rely more... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #2: Strengthen Relationships
Posted on07 Mar 2011
Tagsapproaches, Atul Gawande, change, Change Management Tips Series, compliments, emotional intelligence, emotions, employees, executive, intuition, management, painting, Personality, relationships, remembering names, shaking hands, Thank You, The Hot Spotters, The New Yorker, using names
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Even though it spoke primarily to minimizing medical costs, the article, The Hot Spotters, by Atul Gawande in the January 24, 2011... Read More
Tapping the Power of Personality for Executives and Senior Managers 1.0
Posted on17 Jan 2011
Tagsdecisions, using names, Thank You, shaking hands, senior manager, remembering names, planning, Personality, patience, networking, management by walking around, grapevine, executive
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Executives and senior managers often overlook their most important business asset: their personalities. We are blessed from birth with a personality that... Read More
Tell People You Enjoy Working With Them
Posted on23 Dec 2010
Tagsenjoyment, Techniques, sales, relationships, Personality, leadership, Job, holiday season, get to the point, friends, families, enjoy working with you, compliments, clients, beat around the bush
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I was recently advising a sales rep on one of her major clients when I asked midway through our conversation, “So, Kathy,... Read More
Assessing Personalities thru Everyday Discussions (1.0)
Posted on20 Dec 2010
TagsRorschach, rules, upbringing, wikipedia, Yahoo! Contributor Network, PsychCentral, assessments, About.com, books, cars, clothes, education, food, listen, movies, music, objective personality tests, Personality
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Anytime we describe or comment on someone’s personality, we are doing an assessment. Yes, it might not qualify as a formal psychological... Read More
