What do you call the phenomena when a group of people silently agree on the dubious merits of an idea or course of action but either remain silent, or agree to do it anyway? George Washington Psychology Professor the late… Read More ›
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PROBLEM SOLVING: WHAT ARE THE REAL ISSUES INVOLVED?
Abraham Maslow, famous for his theory of the “Hierarchy of Human Needs”, also had this to say about problem solving: “If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail”. No manager has only one… Read More ›
DECISIONS: WHAT IF ALL YOUR OPTIONS SEEM WRONG?
Some time ago, I read a “New York Times” article by Wolf Biermann, a German author who has lived on both sides of the Berlin Wall. Its title was The Tragedy of Angela Merkel. In explaining the conundrum he… Read More ›
THOSE ELECTRONIC SCREENS: A CAUTIONARY NOTE
Not long ago, I was walking along a corridor in the facility where I go several times a week to put my aging body through regular physical workouts. I passed by a gathering of four young teens huddled in close proximity… Read More ›
CONVERSATIONS BEAT PRESENTATIONS ANY DAY
When we hear the term presentation we tend to think of something prepared; something formal; something thought out and through ahead of time. In essence, something created in advance. We also tend to think of something of length rather than… Read More ›
KNOWING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO ASK: CONNECTING THE DOTS
In her fascinating book entitled The Silo Effect; The Peril Of Expertise And The Promise Of Breaking Down Barriers author Gillian Tett– a social anthropologist, an award-winning journalist and a senior editor for the Financial Times — describes far too many… Read More ›
WHEN IS IT TIME TO ACT?
If there is a more challenging question for any of us in life, I do not know what it is. Deciding when to act, especially in important situations where the stakes of our decision are high, is stressful, complicated and… Read More ›
EFFECTIVE CORPORATE DECISION MAKING: STEP SIX IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOWUP
To be a manager is to make countless individual decisions for which you will personally be held responsible and accountable. However, in most organizations managers collectively are also required to occasionally come together at various levels to decide and implement… Read More ›
EFFECTIVE CORPORATE DECISION MAKING: STEP FIVE COMMUNICATING DECISIONS
To be a manager is to make countless individual decisions for which you will personally be held responsible and accountable. However, in most organizations managers collectively are also required to occasionally come together at various levels to decide and implement… Read More ›
EFFECTIVE CORPORATE DECISION MAKING: STEP FOUR INDICATORS OF DECISION SUCCESS
To be a manager is to make countless individual decisions for which you will personally be held responsible and accountable. However, in most organizations managers collectively are also required to occasionally come together at various levels to decide and implement… Read More ›
What Best Mnagers Know & Do 