Great little HBR blog post by Bill Taylor: The Rise of the Teaching Organization It’s been often said that in a knowledge economy, an organization’s ability to learn more quickly than its competitors is its only sustainable advantage. One of the earliest published business quotes on this topic was also in HBR, in 1988, when Arie de Geus of Royal Dutch Shell [...]
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There are three primary factors that determine whether you are comfortable interacting with someone — an intuitive approach/avoidance decision called ”social engagement.” These three factors are: their level of competence how likeable they are their intention towards you ..or at least how well you’re able to figure those things out, in a given moment. The rest, as [...]
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The Marshmallow Test is another one of those colorful psychological experiments from Stanford University from the late 1960s / early 1970′s, which illuminates our understanding of the psychology of human beings, and how we behave under different conditions. This diabolical test pits a four-year-old child against a marshmallow: The child’s goal is to sit in front of the [...]
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Here’s my contribution to the wonderful world of GraphJam…
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In learning and communication, logic and emotion either work together in concert, or one will rub the other out.
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