I've noticed that underlying a lot of political discussions is a fundamental belief about human nature. Some people believe people are fundamentally self-interested. They won't work unless paid, and helping the downtrodden is something one does to impress one's...
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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 can see the talk here:...
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...
Be Thankful; It’s All in Your Mind
Be Thankful; It's All in Your Mind (A Financial Tailspin sucks! Don't compound it.) We’re going through some … interesting … times, financially. People feel insecure, established institutions are in desperate need of bailout (funny how attractive socialism becomes...
How we explain success may be different from what really causes it.
I was reading Steve Salerno's "anti-SHAM" blog as he was commenting on Hillary's speech at the DNC last night. He didn't think much of her story. She told a story of her success, he said, that may have been a tad... biased. That got me thinking about how much our own...
Stever interview: What makes a happy entrepreneur?
After Podcamp a couple of weeks ago, I was interviewed by Wade Roush for Xconomy on entrepreneurship, happiness, and coaching. Hope you enjoy the interview!
Your little voice may give you better advice than you know.
Have you ever wondered how certain corrupt businesspeople can keep spouting great, moral words while doing the exact opposite in their behavior? You wonder how they can wax eloquent about the need to give customers high-quality products while they happily substitute...
The key to ethical, sane behavior: the *little* voice.
Have you ever wondered how certain corrupt businesspeople can keep spouting great, moral words while doing the exact opposite in their behavior? You wonder how they can wax eloquent about the need to give customers high-quality products while they happily substitute...
Is the Net changing the way YOU think? Sure has, me.
I just read this article in the Atlantic about how the Net has changed the way the article's author thinks. He's wondering what the larger, societal effects will be. Being The Atlantic, he's also savvy enough to realize there may be unintended good consequences that...
Who’s surprised by compact car sales? Spotting trends. In advance.
The New York Times reported that sales of smaller compacts and subcompacts are on the rise, now that we're in a gas crunch. Industry analysts (who are young enough that they don't remember the 70s) are calling this "a first." I tried to tell a friend that we've had...