Mindfulness. Does it work? Is it worth your time investment? COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS COST: 10 minutes per day. BENEFIT: Measurably enhanced ability to retain concentration and focus. This improves problem solving and learning in general, but more specifically it develops our ability to work with others through giving our ...
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Organisational Growth Mindset Last year I suggested that the established concept of “Fixed and Growth Mindsets” for individuals could be applied to organisations as well. This theme has been picked up by Stanford University’s Dr. Carol Dweck, the original creator of the Fixed Mindset concept. In this month’s Harvard Business ...
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 ...
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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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