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Why Leaders Don’t Think Straight

Leadership Freak

Daniel Kahneman Unmanaged thinking distorts reality. Ruminating on what’s wrong exaggerates the importance of wrong. Nothing is as important as you think it is, while you’re thinking about it.” In a world filled… Continue reading →

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Serendipity and a Serving of Humble Pie

Lead Change Blog

I had heard her words, interpreted them with my filters, and rejected her position outright. Psychologist Daniel Kahneman nailed it when he observed it was incredibly difficult for us to see our own biases. Blindly accepting my stance that it was impossible to schedule serendipity as correct, I had failed to examine her meaning.

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Crack the Leadership Code

Skip Prichard

Decipher the Leadership Code. Many people are overwhelmed when they are studying leadership. Alain Hunkins has released Cracking the Leadership Code that helps you demystify leadership. Alain Hunkins has released Cracking the Leadership Code that helps you demystify leadership. Daniel Kahneman.

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How Leaders Can Develop Their Skills With One Simple Habit

Tanveer Naseer

If your schedule is anything like mine, finding time to consistently devote to your own leadership development is likely quite a challenge. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have a well-rounded leadership development program that didn’t require you to add anything to your schedule?

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What Will Your Leadership Legacy Be?

Eric Jacobson

As reported in a past issue of Harvard Business Review , research by the Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman suggests that influence will be determinative. Your employees will pay particular attention to how you interact with your successor -- judging whether your congratulations are authentic, your body language is positive, etc.

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Book Recommendations: Some Must-Reads for HR Professionals

HR Digest

HR Rising: From Ownership to Leadership by Steve Browne. According to Browne, great leadership is not derived from a person’s position title but rather from their inherent character. Thinking, Fast and Slow By Daniel Kahneman. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni.

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Happiness Self vs. Memory Self

CO2

Daniel Kahneman , Nobel Laureate and founder of behavioral economics, says that we have two selves: our experiencing self and our memory self. If the event ends well, we’re more apt to remember it positively. The post Happiness Self vs. Memory Self appeared first on Elements of Leadership. by Gary Cohen.

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