Biggest Obstacle to Change—Underestimation
on Nov 1, 2009 in Underestimation Bias Article Improvement Measurement This week I was asked what's the biggest mistake people make when trying to change themselves or their organizations. The answer is simple—the most fundamental, universal error is underestimation.Scientists call underestimating difficult things...

Realistic Positive Thinking That Works
on Oct 28, 2009 in Character Self-Belief Positive Thinking Goals Personal Change Reality Article Improvement Personal Development Behavior When it comes to positive thinking as a route to becoming something we've all heard it in one way or another.Mahatma Gandhi said “a man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”Steven Covey, in "Seven Habits", talks about th...

How Positive Thinking Really Works
on Oct 28, 2009 in Character Self-Belief Positive Thinking Goals Personal Change Reality Article Improvement Personal Development Behavior When it comes to positive thinking as a route to becoming something we've all heard it in one way or another.Mahatma Gandhi said “a man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”Steven Covey, in "Seven Habits", talks about th...

A Psychometric Trip—Part 2 of 5 of "A Better Self"
on Oct 27, 2009 in Assessment Psychometrics Character Goals Bias Personal Change Self-Assessment Feedback Introspection Personal Development So, if seeing yourself objectively is impossible, is there any help? Maybe.Psychometric assessments are the first place most people look—and, unfortunately for most of them, also where they stop. Though there are hundreds, if not thousands, of diff...

How to Influence Culture
on Oct 19, 2009 in Influencing Article Organization Culture In an ealier post I explained why organizational culture follows forces the same way a free market does. If this is true, how can we influence culture? The six characteristics of a free culture give us insights on where to start.The First People in a...

Punishments to Change Wall Street Cultre Are Futile
on Sep 28, 2009 in Market Case Study Regulation Culture Banking The ongoing debate about regulating bonuses for city finance mavericks highlights important change issues.Gordon Brown at the Labour party conference in Brighton explained today how he will be pushing through legislation to scrap automatic bonuses an...

Changing Wall Street Culture is Futile
on Sep 28, 2009 in Market Case Study Regulation Culture Banking The ongoing debate about regulating bonuses for city finance mavericks highlights important change issues.Gordon Brown at the Labour party conference in Brighton explained today how he will be pushing through legislation to scrap automatic bonuses an...

Changing Wall Street Culture is Idiotic
on Sep 28, 2009 in Market Case Study Regulation Culture Banking The ongoing debate about regulating bonuses for city finance mavericks highlights important change issues.Gordon Brown at the Labour party conference in Brighton explained today how he will be pushing through legislation to scrap automatic bonuses an...

Organizational Culture is a Free Market
on Sep 26, 2009 in Theory Management Market Article Organization Culture One of the ways I characterise culture that enables me to deal with it effectively is to think of it as a free market of emotional transactions.Culture is the character or personality of an organization. It dictates how the people within an organizat...

Satir Change Model
on Sep 17, 2009The great thing about this model...