Finally, this last year, long overdue, I picked up Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow (2011). And what a book it is. If you still thought you were a rational human being, deliberately making judgements, weighing pros and cons for every decision you make, consider this quote from Thinking Fast and Slow: (..) emotion now …
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As a follow-up on last month’s post on business risk stemming from climate change, this post shows you how to incorporate thinking on climate change in your business processes and decisions. The list of ideas is by no means intended to be exhaustive, but it contains a number of ideas I stumbled on …
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Aristotle might be best known for ‘inventing’ science (see my discussion of The Lagoon – how Aristotle invented science) and being a rather rational kind of chap. Although this is certainly true, and you can learn a lot from reading his treatises (his extant works read more like lecture notes than books) such as On …
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One of the catch phrases I picked up in my university days, and still use when appropriate, is: ‘There’s nothing more practical than good theory’. During change efforts in any type of organization (i.e. profit, nonprofit, government), whether they are design changes or execution changes, it is always a good idea to keep a number …
When I started this blog, I was determined to write some posts on decision making. I am fascinated with the fact that humans think we are rational beings, while all the latest research (on moral psychology, neuroscience, etc) clearly contradicts this. I have tried to write about what I ‘discovered’ to be true (by reading …
Decision Making: What We Can (Not) Learn from Plato Read More »
Understanding that your reasoning is undermined by bias, is one of the most valuable insights into your own decision making capabilities. I wrote another piece on biases (Morality Binds and Blinds), but the title might have been such that it was my least successful blog entry measured by number of reads. Or, it might just …
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If reading up on philosophy can make you a more creative and effective manager, why not start by reading some non-business books that focus on contemporary philosophy? Harvard Business Review argues that philosophy, through an increased ability for self-reflection, makes you a better leader. Reading philosophy: (…) can promote business success by helping leaders to …
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June 2016 was one of those months where groups took center stage over individuals. As Euro 2016 got underway, people no longer supported Man United or Man City, Lazio or Roma, Barça or Real. Instead, they support another group, their country. Then, June 23rd witnessed a clash of supporters and opponents of a Brexit. The …
