In a knowledge economy, where quality is not readily measurable and time no longer a measure of efficiency, Dan Ariely asks what matters more? Meaning? Or industrial revolution-style perceptions of efficiency? Get out your legos! …
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Wait ‘till after dinner to ask. Israeli judges’ parole decisions made before and after lunch were tracked. The verdict? Better hope your case comes up after lunchtime. Chances of being granted parole before lunch were slim. Today’s Economist notes that judges are susceptible to cognitive biases, just like you and me. If they roll the…
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Akiyoshi’s illusion pages are celebrating their tenth anniversary. So here is some Friday fun in celebration of Akiyoshi’s pages, and the fun that initially sparked my interest in neuroscience as a business science applicable to improvements in decision-making. Now there I go ruining all the fun!…
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If you show us a company where the planners are different from the doers, we will show you a company where what gets done is different from what was planned. A.G. Lafley, Robert Martin, Jan Rivkin and Nicolaj Siggelkow in Harvard Business Review’s Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy…
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Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. Samuel Taylor Coleridge British poet, critic and philosopher…
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From Steven Johnson, author of Where Good Ideas Come From, The Natural History of Innovation. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)…
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Just when you thought the debate between offices and cubicles was closed, new evidence emerges. Despite the happy talk about collaboration and interaction, the collateral damage of cubicle and open seating arrangements often outweigh the limited advantages. These ideas, intended to be cost-saving, have created an army of management minnions oblivious to the distinctions between intellectual inspiration and coffee-klatch blather, and infinitely expanded the…
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Ron Gutman Recaps Research On The Value Of Your Smile (Source: http://video.ted.com/)…
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Remember: If you reward fire-fighting, you’ll create an organization of pyromaniacs. Michael Watkins…
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Get the facts first. You can distort them later. – Mark Twain Mark Twain was a prescient humorist, especially when it came to politics. But even Twain might have been surprised to learn that the more misinformed we are, the more likely we will use facts proving us wrong to convince ourselves we are even more right. Unfortunately it’s true:…
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