article thumbnail

Leading Views: Good Poker Players Know When to Fold

Leading Blog

In times of uncertainty we easily revert to the familiar, when what we need to do is explore uncharted territory. In Adhocracy , Robert Waterman notes that “Bureaucracy gets us through the day; it deals efficiently with everyday problems. Waterman explains: Stud poker is a good metaphor for this process.

Waterman 275
article thumbnail

10 Gifts For You To Succeed In 2011.

Rich Gee Group

The funny thing is, you wouldn’t believe the myriad of ways the fear, uncertainty, and doubt took over in my mind to stop me from doing this. And this employee/object will remain at rest (no movement – no raises, no promotions, no new projects, no GROWTH) until “a sum of physical forces” are acted upon it. Just watch my pain.

Waterman 285