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Is ‘Mindset’ the same as ‘Haltung’ ?

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January 19, 2012
Is ‘Mindset’ the same as ‘Haltung’ ?

Via Scoop.it – Intuitive BusinessWith all the chatter about cognitive processes going on lately, one aspect I have missed in the discussions is that of one’s mindset. It wasn’t until this morning, when I was looking for a translation of “Haltung”, that I realized that mindset is what I believe we need to reflect...
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Why Bosses Who are Civilized and Caring, But Incompetent, can be Really Horrible

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January 10, 2012
Why Bosses Who are Civilized and Caring, But Incompetent, can be Really Horrible

Bob Sutton, who writes so wonderfully on-point about bosses, both good and bad, has added a new category of a bad boss – one who is nice but incompetent. The idea behind this is that there are bosses who are actually incompetent, but because they are such nice people, nice to both staff and...
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The “Attribution Error” and “Halo Effect” in Action: we predict others’ behaviour much better than our own

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January 9, 2012
The “Attribution Error” and “Halo Effect” in Action: we predict others’ behaviour much better than our own

Via Scoop.it – Intuitive Business The Attribution Effect or Error, along with the Halo Effect, both describe our tendencies to misjudge others. In short, the attribution error attributes our own good circumstances to character strengths but those of others to circumstance. “I did well on the test because I studied/am smart…, but Mary got...
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What Popular Psychology Books Forget: The Danger of Storytelling

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January 8, 2012
What Popular Psychology Books Forget: The Danger of Storytelling

Via Scoop.it – Intuitive BusinessHuman beings are simplifiers. Thales thought that everything was made of water; Aristotle thought that all human action was to achieve happiness; Freud thought that all human action was to avoid anxiety… and we all use some form of heuristics (mental shortcuts) in order to deal with the pure magnitude...
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If you only do one thing different in 2012…..

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December 28, 2011

The end of the year is always a good time to take measure of where we are and where we seem to be heading. The Library of professional Coaching just published a story by Charles Smith, Ph.D. that (in true coaching manner) looks back out of the future. In the story, the year is 2015 and...
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What’s good for the gander is not good for the goose: Humility key to effective leadership

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December 11, 2011
What’s good for the gander is not good for the goose: Humility key to effective leadership

Humble leaders are more effective and better liked, according to a study forthcoming in the Academy of Management Journal.PsyPost… Intuitively, this is something we probably agree with. How much better to work with or for someone able to admit a mistake, or ignorance on a topic, able to apologize, or just someone who has...
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Dan Ariely » Can beggars be choosers? «

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December 5, 2011
Dan Ariely » Can beggars be choosers? «

The choice  to which Dan Ariely  is refers is the choice of how beggars effectively approach their potential patrons. He writes about a quick experiment which showed that, when asking total strangers for money, what worked best was a very personal approach, looking people in the eye or even holding their hands out, to either shake...
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Leadership:The Power of Emotional Intelligence

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November 29, 2011
Leadership:The Power of Emotional Intelligence

 Via www.amanet.org:  Daniel Goleman is a psychologist and writer on emotional intelligence. His most recent book, Leadership: The Power of Emotional Intelligence (2011), collects articles from the Harvard Business Review and key excerpts from his books. I have great respect for Daniel Goleman and the concept of emotional intelligence. In this interview, he seems...
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Why gratitude is good for business, year round

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November 25, 2011

Via Scoop.it – Intuitive Business Instead of showing appreciation exclusively during the holidays, some businesses are building it into their day-to-day and reaping business benefits on account of it.   …. and it is working. Kristina Bouweiri owns Reston Limousine in Washington D.C. and began hosting Business Lunches for the administrative assistants (who book the...
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Tina Fey: Managers don’t boss, they lead – CBS News

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November 24, 2011
Tina Fey: Managers don’t boss, they lead – CBS News

Via Scoop.it – Intuitive Business “Being the boss almost never involves marching around, waving your arms, and chanting, ‘I am the boss! I am the boss!   Tina Fey points out 3 maxims that should be quite intuitive to managers:   1. mix up your team – having opposites will enhance creativity and innovation...
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