Tag Archives: beliefs
How did younger-you become present-day-you?
It’s my birthday today! I thought up a rather fun way to spend some time celebrating. Here’s my game: Think of your age 10 years ago, 20 years ago, etc. and write down all the things you appreciate about the … Continue reading
Richard St. John's TED Talk on Success. Is it nothing but delusion?
I was just watching a TED talk by Richard St. John on the 8 Rules of Success. Richard interviewed 500 TED attendees to distill down eight principles. His recommendations are depressingly trite: have passion, work hard, yada, yada, yada. You … Continue reading
What are some rules and beliefs of organizational life?
Hi! For my book, I would like to gather a set of beliefs that govern how people operate in organizations. I’m especially looking for beliefs that really drive people’s behavior, decision-making, etc. Contradictions and alternate viewpoints welcome and encouraged. For … Continue reading
Science has worked so well that superstition now reigns supreme
I grew up in the era of the Apollo moon launches. One of my earliest memories is traveling to Cape Canaveral and watching from the beach as one of the missions was launched towards the moon. It was pretty incredible. … Continue reading
The world is what you make it; what are you making it?
Chris Matthews was just commenting that Benazir Bhutto’s assassination was “a reminder of the dangerous world we all live in.” In that moment, it struck me: we all live in a world of our own making. Oh, I don’t mean … Continue reading
Is being nice worthwhile?
I just had this exchange of answer/email/response on LinkedIn on the topic of: should you be nice? The original question: Is there power in being nice, with people in general or as a management tool?I’m reading the new book “The … Continue reading
When you define life as war, you get hurt.
Wow. Walking through the airport, I saw a sign: Shell Oil says: When Mother Nature doesn’t back down, we have experts up to her challenge. Think about that framing! Shudder. That’s the framing of extinction. Mother Nature, dear Shell Oil, … Continue reading
Finding the beliefs that trap us
My recent Harvard Business School Working Knowledge column discussed how we’re trapped inside our beliefs. It even got mentioned on the Boston Globe BLOG. I say that “thinking outside the box” means thinking outside your beliefs. But this is just … Continue reading
Thinking outside the Box: Here Come the Zombies!
Yes, I confess. I did the whole “undead” thing last week at the Cambridge Zombie March. The Zombie March is just what it sounds like. A couple of hundred people dressed up as zombies and shambled a couple of miles … Continue reading
