Dan Simons and Christopher Chabris met at Harvard in 1994 and began to collaborate on research about cognition. Their interest was in understanding how and how well we really pay attention. Their work demonstrated that we often do not observe change and most often, see what we are looking for. Our brain fills in gaps [...]
Entries Tagged as 'PonderThis'
PonderThis: What Change? I Did Not See Any Change!
August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · PonderThis, Sliding Down the Razor Blade of Life
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Does Robert Dudley Have What It Takes?
July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Follow the Leaders, PonderThis
When Tony Hayward took the helm at BP in 2007, he did so in the shadow of Lord John Brown whose departure was hastened by the board based largely on an abysmal safety record. Hayward was charged with creating a culture of safe operations. In his first public presentation, Hayward said “…Leaders must make the [...]
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PonderThis: Simple Rules for Getting a Project Started
July 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Follow the Leaders, Playing a Bigger Game, PonderThis
Getting a project or initiative off the ground is an important leadership competency, and yet may die in the planning process or simply do not gather enough inertia to get off the starting line. At a meeting this week in Washington, I heard Kim Keenan, President of the Washington, DC Bar Association make a remarkable [...]
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PonderThis: Which Risk Are We Managing?
June 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments · PonderThis
Risk Management is supposed to be about insulating your business from the conditions and occurrences that could threaten continuing operations. I can imagine that drilling for oil in deep oceans is a serious risk management challenge- since the impact of a system failure is so high.
So the question I have is? “Which risk were the [...]
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Ponder This: Hunker Down or Pedal to the Metal?
May 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Follow the Leaders, PonderThis
I have been in New York this week in a meeting room with a very globally diverse group of leaders. The free-floating stress is palpable. And the variety of ways that leaders are responding strategically is fascinating.
I asked a few of my colleagues about the impact of tough times on strategy. The responses seemed to [...]
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