Management Lessons from Online Dating
Posted on05 Mar 2012
TagsColumbia University, Choice, decisions, online dating, Thoughts, thinking process, The Economist, Stanford, speed dating, Sheena Iyengar, problem solving, Personality, Northwestern University, Mark Lepper, management, leadership, interpersonal, freedom-order duality, freedom, Eli Finkel
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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
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 2): Context – The Great Influencer
Posted on29 Sep 2011
TagsYochai Benkler, taste, Stanford, self-interest, pigeonholing, Performance, motivation, morale, money, organizational culture, management, Lee Ross, leadership, intrinsic, Influence, Harvard Business Review, food, extrinsic, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, cooperation, context, compliments, collaboration, behavior, assumptions
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As we saw with pigeonholing and tasting food, context influences us greatly. This extends to people’s inclinations to collaborate. In support of... Read More
Is Freedom for Everybody?
Posted on27 Dec 2010
TagsMuslim, certainty, chaos, Choice, Columbia University, decisions, driving, freedom, Iraq, Mark Lepper, action, policies, procedure, rules, Sheena Iyengar, Stanford, The Economist, thinking process, uncertainty
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This past month, I conversed with a resident of a Muslim country. He commented on how many of his fellow citizens couldn’t... Read More
