Creative Innovation (Pt 9): Pessimism’s Positivity
Imagine one chess player who can see nine moves ahead and another who can only see two. Which is more likely to... Read More
Plug ‘n Play Employees: Not Enough Qualified People
Posted on13 Sep 2012
TagsJames Surowiecki, employees, information technology, Peter Cappelli, pigeonholing, skills, Talent, technology, The New Yorker, training, Wharton
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How many times have employers exclaimed, “It’s so difficult to find qualified people”? Well, James Surowiecki’s article, “Mind the Gap” (The New... Read More
Management Tips From Changing Taste Using Stories
Posted on07 May 2012
Tagsfood, IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad, interpresonal, interpretation, intuition, liquor, placebo, Placebo Management Series, politics, presentation, relationships, storytelling, T.A. Breaux, Talent, taste, The Atlantic, Wayne Curtis
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Storytelling plays a valuable role in marketing. It seems though with foods it plays another role. That is one of changing taste... Read More
Positive-Negative Reinforcements: Pluses and Minuses
It’s generally easier to understand what positive and negative reinforcements are than it is to understand their advantages and disadvantages. Trade offs... Read More
Style Trumps Content Once Again
Posted on15 Dec 2011
Tagsbeauty, attractiveness, attraction, assessments, confidence, perception, voice, Timothy DeGroot, Talent, subconscious, style, outcome, Midwestern State University, labels, intuition, Influence, Harvard Business Review, effectiveness, content
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My August 15, 2011 post, “Eloquence Trumps Honesty in Trust & Likeability Wars,” discussed how style affects our assessment of talent. Now,... Read More
Entering the Golden Age of Women in Business
Posted on01 Dec 2011
Tagsattributes, Chief Executive Officer, Feminine Influence in Business, Fortune 500, humans, intuition, men, relationships, skills, Talent, technology, The Atlantic, Virginia Rometty, women, workplace
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If you have a son and a daughter both under college age, odds are greater that she will become CEO of a... Read More
Blank Slates No More
Part of what makes intuition so powerful is the assumption that we are born with personalities, talents and knowledge. Life then becomes... Read More
Diverse Workforce Means Rethinking Talent to Manage It
Posted on27 Oct 2011
TagsRichard Florida, social skills, Talent, The Atlantic, homophily, Personality, adaptability, change management, creativity, diversity, innovation, management, market, networking
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In the October 2011 issue of The Atlantic, I ran across Richard Florida’s article, “Where the Skills Are” and found myself rethinking... Read More
Downside of Focus and Rise of Situational Awareness
Posted on06 Oct 2011
Tagsanchoring, aptitude, Before You Make That Big Decision, business, business planning, conditionality, context, decisions, focus, Influence, market research, optimism, pigeonholing, planning, situational awareness, skills, Talent
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Classical business literature emphasizes focus: set goals, plan, and then focus on execution. However, it’s relatively void of focus’ downside: obliviousness to... Read More
Emotional Self-defense for Sensitive People (Pt 7): Team Intelligence
Posted on05 Sep 2011
TagsAnita Woolley, diversity, emotional intelligence, Emotional Self Defense Series, emotions, feelings, group, Harvard Business Review, informal organizational power, intelligence, listen, organization, Performance, relationships, sensitive people, sensitivity, Talent, team building, team intelligence, Thomas Malone, women
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Sensitive people (SP) can increase team intelligence in very much the same way mortar makes brick and stone walls stronger. Since diverse... Read More
