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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Just sayin’…
Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.” —H.L. Mencken: attacker of ignorance, intolerance, frauds, fundamentalist Christianity, osteopathy, myths and writers that mocked him for sport…
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Business People Learning From Elite Athletes: One Approach
To start, the goal is not to be an ‘elite’ athlete… Fourth in a 5-Part Series for www.SocialMode.com (1) Sports, like businesses or social movements have goals and costs. (2) The best way to advance is through the “Do”. (3) … Continue reading
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Are traditions roadblocks or safety nets?
Historically, the search for a way to describe the mechanics of what is going on out there in the world and how it impacts what is going on with organisms [sometimes referenced as “the mind”, personality, cognition, consciousness, intuition, etc.] … Continue reading
stunted conversation
Oh how I miss the day of drawn out conversation in life and business! Instead of two hour chats by forced physical constraints modern technology has ushered in the stunted conversation. Dropped cell connections, Twitter, instant messaging, emoticons, email clients, … Continue reading
Richard Blumenthal and “The Technicality Generation”
Pressler in his NYT article of May 18th 2010, takes a stab at explaining why Connecticut’s attorney general, Richard Blumenthal and other unnamed people in the lime-light say and perform in corrupt or dishonest ways to get ahead can be … Continue reading
Business People Learning From Elite Athletes: One Approach
To start, the goal is not to be an ‘elite’ athlete… Third in a 5 Part Series on www.SocialMode.com (1) Sports, like businesses or social movements have goals and costs. (2) The best way to advance is through the “Do”. … Continue reading
Making a better case for “behavioral strategy”
The case for behavioral strategy Left unchecked, subconscious biases will undermine strategic decision making. Here’s how to counter them and improve corporate performance. MARCH 2010 • Dan Lovallo and Olivier Sibony Once heretical, behavioral economics is now mainstream. Money managers … Continue reading
Yes, its about the ‘do – do…’
It has been suggested by urban myth and scientific pundits that we do not come close to tapping the resources of —or actualizing—our potential. Dah! What is a resource and what is actualized or not are subjective matters as is … Continue reading
Business People Learning From Elite Athletes: One Approach
Second in a 5 Part Series… To start, the goal is not to be an ‘elite’ athlete… (1) Sports, like businesses or social movements have goals and costs. [see previous post] (2) The best way to advance is through the … Continue reading
What’s next for you?
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 THE SEMESTER IS OVER AND NOW WHAT? This is not a political endorsement but a process endorsement. It starts something like this: Under pressure, few of us are as calm as President Obama appears to be. … Continue reading
