Following Business Leaders Who Lie, Resolving The Conflict
Posted on23 Sep 2019
Tagsleadership, justification, cognitive dissonance, lying, rationale, leadership dark side, followers of leaders
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Lies pop up more than we think. Many lies we don’t even think are lies. Still, some are bigger than others. They... Read More
The Main Reason Why People Like Dislikable People
Posted on16 Jul 2018
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“I don’t understand how someone could like that person!” Ever heard this? Ever said it? The problem is thinking there is a... Read More
Ways Coworkers Punish Star Employees With The Boss
Posted on17 Jul 2017
Tagsanxiety, employees, fear, rationale, subconscious, Talent, Lightning-rod Employee Analogy, social comparison theory
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People tend to compare themselves to others. It’s a natural bias. It takes a dark turn though when they compare and don’t... Read More
The Four Horsemen of Apocalyptic Decision Making
Posted on25 Aug 2014
Tagscertainty, complexity, definitions, Harvard Business Review, quantify, rationale, uncertainty, urgency, Why Problems Occur Series, emotional triggers, silver bullet, volatility, ambiguity, VUCA, Nathan Bennett, G. James Lemoine, Four Horsemen, Apocalyptic Decision Making Series
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The four horsemen of apocalyptic decision making are Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity or VUCA for short. Just as customers do when... Read More
Attacking Relational Challenges in Group Interactions
When tapping group interactions to mold relationships and culture, the relational challenges center on groups naturally constraining individual expression. We frequently experience... Read More
Group Interactions, Molding Relationships and Culture
Most times, we see group interactions (GI) as convenient communication tools. Typically, they appear as meetings, training sessions and other events. Except... Read More
Perfectionism, Overcoming the Perfect Problem
Perfectionism can be problematical, often preventing completion of projects as Farah Mash attests to in a tweet regarding Creators vs. Pruners: Personality... Read More
Cost of Feeling Busy about Our Business
Posted on26 May 2014
Tagsbusiness, effectiveness, feelings, productivity, profitability, rationale, self-interest, subconscious, bees
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A friend once pointed out that business is derived from the work “busy,” not from words such as “produce” or “profit.”. Since... Read More
Three Key Emotional Triggers (Pt 3): Long-term Security
Posted on19 Dec 2013
TagsThree Key Emotional Triggers Series, spirit, strength, comfort, faith, destiny, emotional states, emotional triggers, emotions, aggressive, behavior, confidence, knowledge, law, logic, optimism, rationale, security, skills, societies, Thoughts
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The first key emotional trigger I will explore from the aspects of behavior, thought and emotion is security. More formally it’s long-term... Read More
Eighteen Intuitive Assumptions Regarding Influence
Posted on14 Nov 2013
TagsInfluence, muscle-intuition analogy, 18 intuitively influential assmuptions, Thoughts, subliminity, rationale, knowledge, intuition, emotions, awareness
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We’re influenced subliminally every day. Our intuition sorts through these influences. Here are eighteen assumptions regarding these influences and intuition’s role: Emotions... Read More