How Much Does a Kilogram Weigh?
Posted on26 Mar 2012
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We often view measurements as unchangeable. A meter is a meter, a pound a pound. We often forget that at some time... Read More
Most Influential Book: Roget’s Thesaurus
Someone once asked me, “What are the twenty most influential books in your life?” I listed Roget’s Thesaurus as one. It helps... Read More
Need a Breakthrough? Delegate Upward
Posted on15 Mar 2012
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A manager requested my advice about moving a stalled initiative forward. Nothing seemed to move from the meetings with her. After sharing... Read More
Problem-solving Technique: Integrated Assumption
Even though writing down the problem can help us solve it, it’s also a form of defining the problem. Thus, we will... Read More
Management Lessons from Online Dating
Posted on05 Mar 2012
TagsChoice, Columbia University, decisions, Eli Finkel, freedom, freedom-order duality, interpersonal, leadership, management, Mark Lepper, Northwestern University, online dating, Personality, problem solving, Sheena Iyengar, speed dating, Stanford, The Economist, thinking process, Thoughts
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The article, “The Modern Matchmakers,” from the February 11, 2012 edition of The Economist contained two major business lessons that I’ve discussed... Read More
YinYang as Problem-solving Methodology
Posted on09 Feb 2012
Tagsarbitrariness, best practices, change, conditionality, differentiation, flexibility, focus, glass, investment, negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, problem solving, process, profitability, resistance to change, situational awareness, symbolism, Taijitu, YinYang
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YinYang, as expressed by the Taijitu symbol, has helped me solve many problems. The two major components represent the two major opposing... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 5): Humans vs. Apes
Posted on08 Dec 2011
Tagsapes, context, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, diversity, Elizabeth Kolbert, empathy, employees, humans, intelligence, intrinsic, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Michael Tomasello, problem solving, self-interest, Sleeping With The Enemy, The New Yorker
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In a previous post, I briefly mentioned the work of Michael Tomasello of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology as reported... Read More
Best Practices = Inside the Box Thinking
One of the paradoxes of best practices is that they promote unimaginativeness because if everyone followed best practices the differentiation among competing... Read More
Problem Solving Technique: Alter Process
Posted on10 Nov 2011
TagsAram Donigian, document, group, Harvard Business Review, Jeff Weiss, Jonathan Huges, negotiation, objective, problem solving, process, process management, Techniques
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In the November 2010 issue of the Harvard Business Review Jeff Weiss, Aram Donigian, Jonathan Huges discuss in their article “Extreme Negotiations”... Read More
Bridges, Muscles and Crises
Posted on17 Oct 2011
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In problem solving, seeing the connection among disparate things helps. Recently, I drove home on a road that runs along a creek.... Read More
