A recent addition to our growing platform of games is a board game we developed to counter the infamous ‘gender bias’.
Believe it or not, [hu]man has always been a biased animal [1] Have you ever wondered why it’s so difficult to avoid biases? For starters, cognitive biases tend to crop up in our daily interactions mainly because people are often…
“This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” ― Alan W. Watts
“Half the results of a good intention are evil; half the results of an evil intention are good” – Mark Twain
Sometimes it is not the person but the situation and circumstances that surround them that may lead to be misinterpreted by others. This may create a disadvantage for the person and it does not necessarily have anyone to blame. A…
A group attribution error in which we tend to associate with “our” kind and dissociate with others. A group attribution error is an attribution bias.
Often times we find ourselves jumping to conclusions based on what we see and believe to be true…
Each of us filters the world differently. For the same stimulus, we generate different thoughts, feeling and behavior. That is because our filters are unique.
In any organization, first-time managers, who get promoted from being individual contributors have been known to exude a consistent pattern. Since they are new to managing people they tend to maintain positive disposition. In ensuring that you always portray approval…
The challenge of getting right leaders never goes away. Today, organizations need a different kind of leader. This calls for all around transformation – thinking, acting and reacting differently. These transformations are required at every leadership pipeline stage within a…
Imagine you are part of a team making an important decision with your manager. This decision is important as it will impact the outcome of the project that you are working on. There is a consensus between all team members…
“(Hu)Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely” – Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments The above insight was offered by Adam Smith in his quest for understanding human nature. It is fundamentally true; there are…
Suppose you are an office-goer who decides to take public transportation or your own car based on the traffic you witness. One day you decide to take a bus to office based on the traffic you expect on the streets.…
“Setting expectations” is the most common and frequent act among team members. The significance of the act is fairly high as it forms the basis of task execution and delegation. The underlying communication is not necessarily done in the most…