Archive for June, 2010
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Leadership and the monkey business illusion
29 Jun 2010Oh, how so often we complain about the lack of leadership. Our politicos are no good. Our team loses. Our boss is awful. Is the world going to wrack and ruin? What is happening? Could it be something simple and under our control? Under your control and under mine?
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Anton Wilhem Amo – First African thesis in psychology
28 Jun 2010Psychology, as a university discipline, isn't widely associated with Africa. The converse is not necessarily true, of course. Very few people know the name of the first known African psychologist. Here are his life and times.
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How do we recognize a ‘desire-image’ at the center of our being?
28 Jun 2010Have you encountered the touch-feely idea that we have 'creative images' at the core of our sense of self and longing? I am reading David Whyte's The Heart Aroused and he talks about our 'desire-images'. I've pondered the difference between 'desire-images' and more evil states of mind that we all recognize.
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SIR COPE – Leading when everything has fallen apart around us
23 Jun 2010Karl E Weick is tough to read but is an expert on leading after large scale accidents. After 9/11, he formulated the SIR COPE acronym for leaders. It seems we are in situation after situation where groups are utterly shocked by adverse events so I've tried to rewrite the acronym in simpler language. See what you think.
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A big research question?
22 Jun 2010Which way will sterling move? Today I asked a client: shall we pay this bill in USD today? Or should…
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Courage and mindfulness
21 Jun 2010Paolo Coelho challenged us today. "Creativity is a courageous act. Avoid opinions." He summed up what I have been feeling for some time. Too much chatter and not enough creativity? How about you?
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Happiness is how we live, not what we get out of living
19 Jun 2010We only have to ask: what is the happy way to do this?
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4 rules of thumb to design communities of any sort
19 Jun 2010Some notes on another acronym for designing communities. Nothing particularly new but a useful acronym, CASH.
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12 useful coaching questions based on the FIRO-B
19 Jun 201012 questions that are useful in workplace coaching derived from the FIRO-B. Also a brief comparison of early and contemporary personality tests with a link to a stylish internet version of the Big Five from YouJustGetMe.
