Business Profitability Paradox Revisited
Posted on02 Apr 2012
TagsMIT Sloan School of Management, Zeynop Ton, training, Trader Joe's, The New Yorker, returns, retailing, Quik Trip, profitability, Mercadona, employees, customers, customer service, organizational culture, Costco, business
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In the March 26, 2012 edition of The New Yorker, I ran across the article, “The More the Merrier”, which sited the... Read More
Placebo Management (Pt 2): Tapping Emotions
Posted on09 Jan 2012
Tagsapproaches, change, change management, effective, effectiveness, expectations, feelings, Harvard Medical School, information, initiatives, management, Michael Specter, objectivity, Performance, placebo, Placebo Management Series, Power of Nothing, relationships, Ted Kaptchuk, The New Yorker
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Previously I had indicated that placebo management could impact performance. I recently read Michael Specter’s article, “The Power of Nothing,” in the... 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
Coach Selection: A Highly Subjective Affair
Posted on05 Dec 2011
TagsAtul Gawande, coaching, credibility, experience, marriage, Performance, Personal Best, The New Yorker
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People periodically ask me, “Should I get a coach?” I chuckle because it’s akin to asking, “Should I get married?” Coaching as... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest: Which Reigns Supreme?
Posted on12 Sep 2011
Tagsbusiness, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, Elizabeth Kolbert, Harvard Business Review, intelligence, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Michael Tomasello, problem solving, self-interest, team intelligence, The New Yorker, Yochai Benkler
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Recently, Harvard Business Review focused its July-August 2011 issue on collaboration. It connected so well and deeply with my own experiences that... Read More
Leadership’s Dark Side
Posted on25 Jul 2011
Tagscompetence, confidence, facts, goal setting, Iain Couzin, Jens Krause, John Seabrook, leadership, Leeds University, Princeton University, The New Yorker
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If you research leadership, you’ll find virtually all leadership models promoting the concept as something approaching divinity. What we don’t address is... Read More
Change Taste without Changing Anything about the Food
Posted on18 Jul 2011
Tagsambiance, brain, cooking, feelings, food, Influence, John Seabrook, message, packaging, people, PepsiCo, presentation, price, problem solving, restaurant, Snacks For A Fat Planet, taste, The New Yorker, utensils
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This post is similar to my previous post about changing the message by how people feel about the messenger. In the case... Read More
Innovation: Challenges from a Relationship Perspective
Posted on09 Jun 2011
Tagsdiversity, creativity acorns analogy, Xerox, The New Yorker, Steve Jobs, relationships, Picasso, Personality, oak tree, Malcolm Gladwell, innovation, failure, Challenge, art
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Malcolm Gladwell’s article “Creation Myth” in the May 16, 2011 edition of The New Yorker was the best article I’ve read about... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #5: Request Demonstration
Posted on14 Apr 2011
TagsAtul Gawande, change, change management, Change Management Tips Series, prioritization, teach, teachable moment, The Hot Spotters, The New Yorker, time, training
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The Hot Spotters, by Atul Gawande in the January 24, 2011 issue of The New Yorker spoke primarily to minimizing medical costs... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #4: Repetitiveness
The Hot Spotters, by Atul Gawande in the January 24, 2011 issue of The New Yorker spoke primarily to minimizing medical costs... Read More
