For reading between the lines with greater comprehension
A dear old professor of mine wrote suggesting that I give more guidance or advice in these Mind Readers columns. To me, guidance comes in three varieties. The first tells people what they should always do. The second tells people to find the happy medium between two or more things they should do. The third […]
This one should be obvious, yet I’m amazed how often it’s overlooked: Organizational change, like personal change, does not occur through resolve. Resolving to be nicer, to give 110 percent, to cooperate, to put aside our differences, to collaborate, to empower our workers, to communicate better — that stuff has a twenty-four-hour half-life at best. […]
I’ve argued elsewhere that being either open-minded or close-minded is intrinsically neither good nor bad. Both open-mindedness and close-mindedness have their benefits and costs. Open is great for exploring options but terrible for sticking with them. Conversely, closed is terrible for exploring options and great for sticking with them. The best allocation between open-minded and […]
Last week I argued that just because an idea thrills you, it doesn’t mean it’s true. This week I remembered what I failed to mention last week: Just because an idea disappoints you, it’s doesn’t mean it’s true, either. I know a few scientific theorists who claim their theories must be true because we find […]
“How can you say “Trust your gut?” Guts can be wrong — you have to use your head!” If there’s one question on everybody’s mind, it’s “What should I do?” or, to elaborate a bit, “What’s the most I can do with what I’m dealt to bring out the best here?” Mind you, most of […]
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