Posts Tagged ‘psychology’

Bookmarks for November 5th through November 6th

These are my links for November 5th through November 6th: Networked Society ‘On the Brink’ – I favorited a YouTube video: In On The Brink we discuss the past, present and future of connectivity with a mix of people including David Rowan, chief editor of Wired UK; Caterina Fake, founder of Flickr; and Eric Wahlforss, […]

Bookmarks for October 31st through November 1st

These are my links for October 31st through November 1st: The Science of Change – The key is that we need to change ourselves. We need to transform, not them. We don’t need to occupy Wall Street, we simply need to occupy Main Street because that is where they occupy us. It is not enough […]

Pinboard bookmarks for October 30th

Pinboard links for October 30th, syndicated automagically: Moving the Economy: The Future of the Maker Movement – Forbes – I’m motivated and moved by the idea, the belief – that the people who invent and build and make things have the power to change the world. People who “remix” something or hack a better way. […]

5 Things You Need To Know About Resistance

1. Resistance is a good thing; it’s the energy that fuels change; 2. It’s about emotions, and in the first place: your own; 3. It’s about relations, first on trust and then on agreement; 4. It’s about platforms – a platform for emotions; not a burning platform; 5. It is about you – up close […]

Motivation with carrots and sticks …

… doesn’t work when dealing with creative, hard to pre-plan types of work. Knowledge work, yes. Much better to equip people with autonomy, mastery and a sense of purpose. And that’s putting up some interesting questions with regard to leadership styles (command and control is doomed …), the organization and improving of collaborative work (facilitating […]

Microsoft’s Creative Destruction

No, this isn’t about “taking joy in Microsoft’s struggles” – why would I? Their products determine the working environment and corporate daily life of billions of people (Sharepoint, Word, Excel et al. ). But this is instructive for innovation managers, people thinking about the innovation of organizational systems and processes, and consultants alike. Dick Brass, […]

Leithammel und Alphatiere

Noch nicht gehört, aber sieht interessant aus: Leithammel und Alphatiere – Wie animalisch ist die Welt der Wirtschaft? Ein Sendung von SWR 2 Forum, Moderation durch Eggert Blum mit Prof. Dr. Michael Hutter – Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Harald Schumann – Journalist und Buchautor, Berlin, Dr.-Ing. Rainer Dulger – geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der ProMinent Dosiertechnik GmbH, Heidelberg, […]