“People spend 99% of the time thinking about themselves. Actually, that’s probably a little low,” Liam Scott, speechwriter Could this statistic be correct? While the evidence base for behind this particular claim is questionable, there is some research that does support the view that people spend the majority of the time thinking about themselves (see Scientific American). […]
Category Archives: leadership
July
23
Leadership hack 003 – the key to negotiation is understanding why someone wants something
posted by Max
Imagine you are a parent with two children. They are arguing over who has the last orange. You have been asked to intervene, which of the follow options would you choose? Don’t let either child have the orange King of Solomon style, divide the orange in two and give each of the children half an orange Decide […]
June
24
CAN LEADERSHIP BE DEFINED? PART 4 – WHAT DO RESULT BASED DEFINITIONS OF LEADERSHIP TELL US? BY MAX ESKELL
posted by Max
“Leaders are right a lot” Amazon principle of leadership Results based definitions of leadership are very compelling. Increasing profits, successful product launches or double-digit growth in revenues growth, are all easily verifiable examples of success, which many people ascribe to leadership. However, others are more cautious, and ask “can you attribute to success to one person?“. […]
June
06
What could you learn from ‘Decisive’ by Chip and Dan Heath (2014, 252 pages)
posted by Max
You make thousands of decisions each day. Some are more important than others. Research by many academics (for example, Daniel Kahneman, Gary Klein and Amos Tversky) has shown that the way you think, and your emotional state, play an enormous role in your decision-making ability. In their latest book,’Decisive’ Chip and dan Heath argue there four reasons […]
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