psychology

  • Storytelling

    Everyone is a storyteller, in one form or another. The people who write stories are only telling stories within stories. There are two interwoven variables to being a good storyteller. The first is to have the courage to be honest… Continue reading

  • Permanently Bent

    Long ago, when it was young, just a small little sapling, another tree fell on itand bent it over… but did not break it. Over the years, while other saplings grew up towards the sun in the shelter of the… Continue reading

  • Treading Water

    A conversation held in meeting and board rooms around the world over the last ten years: Why don’t our models work?~ Many reasons really. What is the most predominate?~ Confirmation Bias. What does that mean?~ We distort the results of… Continue reading

  • It seems the people who are good at making changes are never good at sustaining routines, the people who are good at sustaining routines are never good at making changes, and the people who are capable of doing both spend… Continue reading

  • The human intellect is very good at solving problems. Unfortunately, the human imagination is better at seeing problems that don’t exist. Continue reading

  • Masks

    An old, beloved actor sat patiently on set, in hot costume and makeup, reading a script and waiting for the crew to locate and fix a short in the electrical system. A new face came, grabbed a chair and dragged… Continue reading