Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
A new Insight from Stanford Business School tells us something we probably already know: that when it’s difficult to predict the outcome, people become less likely to take risks. Researchers found Continue Reading →
Another common type of “mis-blink” we can easily fall into during times of change is called ‘dependency’. This arises when a person knows what they want to do but will only Continue Reading →
A fifth type of mis-blink or mistaken thinking that people can easily fall into during times of change is called Attachment to Outcome. When times are stable, having a strong emotional attachment to achieving Continue Reading →
When we are children we learn how the world works: we test what happens when we drop our toy; we learn how people respond when we laugh or cry. And Continue Reading →
In a fast-changing world, our old assumptions might no longer be true. There are eight common ways this can happen and the second of these is called ‘shoulds’. Shoulds happen whenever we Continue Reading →
In a time of change, one of the mistaken assumptions or ‘mis-blinks‘ we can easily make is value judgments. When people don’t behave in the ways we want them to it Continue Reading →
Many years ago, a man and his son set off with their donkey, walking to market. On the way they passed through several villages. At the first village the people laughed at them. Continue Reading →
In his bestselling book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell explains how we all make assumptions, all the time. Sometimes we get them right and sometimes we Continue Reading →
Our ancestors evolved their brains to notice change. For them, change could mean one of three things: food, sex, or death. But when so much of the world is changing Continue Reading →
In a world of constant change, we need to find new ways to make sense of what is happening. Our rational, conscious minds will be slow to catch up: they are still Continue Reading →