Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Sadly, despite our good intentions, that’s an unreachable goal. Scientist Peter Senge wrote about how success messes with our ability to reason. Therein lies the problem. Bias mistake #1: Believing we’re not biased. Many of us work hard to be good, unbiased people. We can’t avoid being biased—our brains push us in that direction.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

However, it is a goal of mine to ensure fewer occurrences. It was developed by Chris Argyris and made known in Peter Senge ’s book The Fifth Discipline. In the meantime and on the lighter side, this is what Oscar Wilde thought about assumptions, courtesy of Benny Hill. It works something like this: [link].

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CO2

OCTOBER 23, 2012

I believe that this single goal, and the years of reading that followed, had a significant impact on not only how I look at leaders, but how I gain understanding and experience from leaders with whom I have the privilege to associate. The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge. The Intelligent Entrepreneur by Bill Murphy.

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