1 day agoWORK ETHOS & PRINCIPLES: BEHAVIOURS ASSOCIATEDA Story: The Work Ethic of Albert Einstein Einstein’s most famous contribution to science, the general theory of relativity, was published in 1915. He won the Nobel Prize in 1921. Yet, rather than assume he was a finished product, Einstein continued to work and contribute to the field for 40…Professional Development7 min readProfessional Development7 min read
Jun 24CHOICE ARCHITECTURE: ENHANCEMENT OF HUMAN DECISIONSWe may assume that humans buy products because of what they are, but the truth is that we often buy things because of where they are. For example, items on store shelves that are at eye level tend to be purchased more than items on less visible shelves. Here’s…Emotional Intelligence7 min readEmotional Intelligence7 min read
May 30THE CURSE OF KNOWLEDGE: UNDERSTANDING LESS-INFORMED PERSPECTIVESThe term the “curse of knowledge” was coined in a 1989 paper by researchers Colin Camerer, George Loewenstein, and Martin Weber. This phenomenon is sometimes also conceptualized as epistemic egocentrism, though some theoretical distinctions may be drawn between these concepts. The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias that causes…Emotional Intelligence6 min readEmotional Intelligence6 min read
May 3THE DIDEROT EFFECT: INTERTWINED BEHAVIOURSThe famous French philosopher Denis Diderot lived nearly his entire life in poverty, but that all changed in 1765. Diderot was 52 years old and his daughter was about to be married, but he could not afford to provide a dowry. …Self Improvement6 min readSelf Improvement6 min read
Apr 9AUTHENTICITY AT THE WORKPLACE: BEHAVIOURS ASSOCIATED AND DRAWBACKSAuthenticity is surely the buzzword of the past year and much has been written recently about bringing our “whole” selves to work. But what does it look like in practice to “be real” in a professional setting? And is it truly advisable? And if so, for whom? It sure has…Emotional Intelligence8 min readEmotional Intelligence8 min read
Apr 6HENRI FAYOL VS ABRAHAM MASLOW: BEHAVIOURAL PERSPECTIVE ON LEADERSHIPAs our career progresses, we may find we do fewer technical tasks and spend more time guiding a team or planning strategy. While that’s often a given today, in the 19th century most companies promoted the best technicians. But Henri Fayol recognized that the skills that made them good at…Emotional Intelligence6 min readEmotional Intelligence6 min read
Mar 29TYPES OF TEAMS AND BEHAVIOURS ASSOCIATEDTeamwork, in times of cloud computing and collaborative software, it is one of those qualities that everyone wants to see in their company. But the truth is that for different types of work teams, different forms of integration and collaboration develop and allow them to function better. What type of…Emotional Intelligence9 min readEmotional Intelligence9 min read
Mar 17THE LONG VIEW (OR) BIG PICTURE THINKING — CHAPTER 02***Continued from Chapter 01 (Covered previously: What Is Big Picture Thinking, Importance Of Big Picture Thinking, Detail Oriented Or A Big Picture Thinker- The Difference ) Link to Chapter 01: https://medium.com/@shoury01/the-long-view-or-big-picture-thinking-chapter-01-29fc946dcf33 Identifying the Different Approaches — Approach Indicators No matter which field we belong to — an aspiring entrepreneur, someone…Emotional Intelligence5 min readEmotional Intelligence5 min read
Mar 14THE LONG VIEW (OR) BIG PICTURE THINKING — CHAPTER 01Most people fall under either of the two main types of thinking paradigms- big picture or detail-oriented. The big picture thinker usually keeps coming up with ideas of what the ideal world would look like. The detail-oriented thinker on the other hand mostly thinks pragmatically and is organized. A Story: …Big Picture5 min readBig Picture5 min read
Feb 21WHY FACTS DON’T ALTER OUR MINDS“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what…Emotional Intelligence8 min readEmotional Intelligence8 min read
