LDRLB

APRIL 25, 2019

More than 20 years ago, psychologist David Dunning and Justin Kruger demonstrated that when people knew very little about a topic or situation, they were very likely to over-assess their knowledge and ability. When you’re asked a question you don’t know the answer to, just say “I don’t know” and then commit to finding the answer.

Power 113

Power Dunning Commitment Resources 113

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Here’s the thing…you really don’t need to work too hard to identify leaders within an organization – they are the ones taking on the greatest levels of responsibility and delivering on their commitments. I agree that actions speak louder than words and lead by example is a great way to generate committed followers.

Leadership 419

Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2016

This phenomenon was described by two Cornell psychologists, David Dunning and Justin Kruger, who observed that for any given skill, incompetent people fail to recognize their own deficiencies and don’t recognize the skill in others. They honor commitments and keep promises. Lack integrity. Great coaches do the right thing.

Dunning 11

Dunning Skills Diversity Cooper 11

LDRLB

APRIL 7, 2014

If you’re not really committed to making some big change happen, you’re not going to stick with it long enough to actually build that platform and have a real impact in the world. And then of course, aligning to trends, aligning to the big future that you’re trying to bring about, that you’re committed to.

Open-book 74

Open-book Influence Books Entrepreneur 74

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

Cultural risk: Having a "failure is unacceptable" culture causes total risk avoidance or an inability to cut losses and walk away from a decision that doesn''t work out — a trap of "escalation of commitment to a losing course of action." Even more impressively, their spin out Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

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Dunning Project CTO Innovation 8