Over 99% of our decisions in life won’t matter: The choice of your breakfast cereal, the color of your car, and which socks you wear today, are probably immaterial to your life in the long run. It therefore makes sense […]
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How do organizations fail? First gradually, then suddenly…. Gradual organizational decline is a strong indicator of approaching disaster. This typically happens when organizations shift from falling in love with their customers, to falling in love with themselves, their products, or their processes. […]
I’m color blind, which is sometimes inconvenient. For example, when it’s dark, I can’t distinguish between a sodium street light and a red traffic light. Recently, I noticed that when I drive a car in the dark on a route […]
Ten ideas to make your next virtual team meeting effective, energetic, and inclusive.
The beginning of the new year is a good moment to think and reflect. Here are 11 uncomfortable questions to jump-start this process:
The human brain is a remarkable instrument. In many ways it’s faster than a super computer, and it actually gets better when we grow older. Yet, it has glaring weaknesses as well. One weakness is retention of information. I’m sure […]
The impact of new year’s resolutions is unfortunately predictable: Most of them fail. Why is it so hard to stick to resolutions and achieve goals? The biggest mistakes are made in clarifying good goals: Finally, if you want to do […]
Henry Rawlinson was a nineteenth century British archeologist who deciphered the Sumerian script. As an officer of the British East Indian Company, he was stationed in Iran, close to the Behistun Inscription, a multilingual inscription on a steep cliff at Mount Behistun. After […]
During the Covid pandemic, the heated discussion about the safety of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccin has made it clear that humans have trouble understanding very small, or very big numbers. We overestimate very small probabilities and underestimate very big probabilities. […]
Ten courageous decisions you can take today:
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