Power of Being First and How to Tap Its Full Effect
Posted on26 Jan 2015
TagsThe Economist, Fallen Child Analogy, agenda setting, precedence, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, Thoughts, think outside the box, security, price, power, law, history, first, conversation, anchoring
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The power of being first triggers our need for security. This power exerts itself in all parts of our lives, from laws... Read More
With More Power Less Thinking Occurs?
Posted on22 Jan 2015
TagsLeadership - The Secret Series, leadership dark side, Forbes, thinking process, risk, power, leadership, empathy, decision-making process, confidence, competence
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Life gives all forces good and bad aspects. Breathing gives life. It also causes aging. Gravity prevents us from flying. It allows... Read More
With More Power Less Empathy
Posted on08 Jan 2015
Tagspower, leadership, hubris, diversity, brain, authority, prejudice, NPR, charity, White House, homophily, Leadership - The Secret Series, leadership dark side, The Economist, The Atlantic, Star Wars
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Leadership programs tend to paint a Pollyanna picture of leadership. When leaders go awry, they like to say, “That is not leadership,”... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 8): Top Rule Violator
We often have idealized visions of leaders and leadership, treating them as universal goods where only bad people can make them bad.... Read More
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
Vanilla Words, Vanilla People, Succumbing CEO’s
Posted on07 Nov 2013
TagsCEO, character, miscommunication, original, Personality, power, relationships, vanilla words, Bloomberg Businessweek, Spice-Originality Analogy, clichés, anonymous, Forbes, Wealth Management Marketing Blog, Megan Elliott, Noah Buhayar, Victor Lipman, Vanilla Words-Thinking Series, analogy collection
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Just as our selection of cars, décor and clothing say something about our personalities so do our selection of words. Vanilla people... Read More
Increasing Value, Power of Stories
Posted on12 Sep 2013
Tagsanthropology, Paul Pax, quantify, branding, food, perception, power, restaurant, storytelling, The Atlantic, values, alcohol, Bloomberg Businessweek, Graeme Wood, Antiques Roadshow, David Sax
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When you go to your next party in which people bring food, alcohol or other contributions, listen for their stories around how... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 5) – Relational Preferences
Posted on09 Sep 2013
Tagsconfidence, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, hypocrisy, interpersonal, Personality, power, psychopaths, relationships, rules, style, success, Talent, uncertainty, Psychopath in Workplace Series, charisma, uniformity
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Psychopaths prefer relationships in which we will tend to: Permit psychopaths to break the rules Be seduced by confidence Misinterpret success for... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 3) – Preferred Trends
Posted on12 Aug 2013
TagsPsychopath in Workplace Series, relationships, resistance to change, rules, Stalin, Anatomy of an Event, flow, psychopaths, Lenin, Trotsky, Russian Revolution, fiscal discipline, operational discipline, change, competition, discipline, economics, emotions, event, power, procedure, process
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Psychopaths often become CEO’s because we ask them to do so. We usually do so unknowingly, but circumstances around events encourage us... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 2) – Situational Preferences
Posted on18 Jul 2013
Tagscompetition, control, executive, formal organizational power, hierarchy, leadership, organization, power, process, psychopaths, rules, situation, Psychopath in Workplace Series
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The introductory post of this mini-series summarized the situations promoting the rise of psychopaths to CEO as: Formal hierarchies, organizations, processes and... Read More
