Five Secrets To Buying Happiness For The Long Run
Posted on04 Sep 2017
TagsPersonality, money, introvert, happiness, extrovert, buying habits, spontaneous, Isabella Kwai, socializing, conscientiousness personality trait, time vs money, The Atlantic
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We frequently hear, “You can’t buy happiness,” and “The best things in life are free.” Yet, using money wisely makes buying happiness... Read More
Group Interactions, the Two Types and Their Ratio
All group interactions (GI) are a blend of two types. The difference between the two is the amount of interaction between the... Read More
Strategic Complimenting vs. Spontaneity
When I advocated using compliments strategically, Diana asked: Why do you have to use compliments “strategically” and not be spontaneously? The short... Read More
Change Management, The Secret (Pt 2): Minority Power
In Part 1, we learned relationships are the secret to change. If we ponder all the one-on-one relationships we must leverage to... Read More
Solving the Nonproductiveness of Telecommuting Workforces
The article “Face Time” (The New Yorker, March 18, 2013 edition) by James Surowiecki discusses telecommuting’s downsides by focusing on its interpersonal... Read More
Intuition in Problem Solving: A Compass
Posted on20 Sep 2012
Tagsaction, cognition, feeling of knowing, focus, Influence, intuition, knowledge, planning, problem solving, process, process management, rationale, spontaneous, synchronicity, thinking process, think outside the box, Thoughts
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Someone once said to me that you can’t find your way if you don’t know where you are. I countered that that... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 5): Employees Running into Each Other
Posted on16 Aug 2012
Tagsbuild, context, Creative Innovation Series, creativity, organizational culture, employees, innovation, Jonah Lehrer, spontaneous, Steve Jobs, The New Yorker
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Since planning is so engrained in a business mindset, it’s easy to become frustrated when we hear we can’t pressure or force... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 4): Spontaneity & Frequency
Posted on06 Aug 2012
TagsAlex "Sandy" Pentland, Andrea Anderson, brain, brainstorming, Creative Innovation Series, creativity, drugs, face-to-face interactions, fun, group, Harvard Business Review, innovation, Jonah Lehrer, Scientific American, spontaneous, Steve Jobs, team building, team intelligence, The New Yorker
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The executive walks through the facility or offices to attend the manager’s meeting and finds many employees having conversations; they are laughing,... Read More
Dealing with Bosses Who Manage by Email (MBE)
Posted on12 May 2011
Tagsboss, communication, document, effectiveness, efficiencies, employees, management by email, personal, relationships, spontaneous
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A financial professional emailed me regarding bosses who “manage by email.” She implied that her boss rarely calls or meets with employees.... Read More
