The Planning Fallacy Do you often find projects over-run, or that you are constantly running late for things? More often than not this is a function of bad planning rather than bad execution, and it is a trait that most of us share. The Planning Fallacy as it is known, ...
Read MoreBeware of Self Confidence!
Beware of Self Confidence! Do you ever look back and wonder why decisions were taken so quickly or why whole risks and opportunities were overlooked? The brain is designed to spot patterns and make associations to explain the world around us. When we think we’ve figured out cause & effect and ...
Read MoreThe Interview Illusion
Do you find that you are often disappointed that candidates don’t seem to be as strong in the workplace as they appeared at interview? Do you find that the stocks you pick don’t perform quite as well as you had anticipated? Both of these effects are examples of the Interview illusion. We ...
Read MoreEgo Depletion
Do you find yourself struggling to take decisions at certain times of day? Do you perform better in some meetings than others? There is a good reason for this. It is called Ego Depletion. Experiments by Roy Baumeister amongst others have repeatedly shown that effortful focused attention reduces our future ...
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