Category: Blogs
What is fake news? The three kinds
Fake news can be divided into three kinds. The first kind is news that is deliberately “made-up” and that the “perp” knows is manufactured. The second kind is news that is unarguably false, yet in the minds of the writer/ publisher is true. The third kind is satirical, from publications such as The Onion, who […]
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Post-truth politics – the best article so far
The Economist devoted an entire issue to post-truth politics – called The Art of the Lie. The subtitle was: Politicians have always lied. Does it matter if they leave the truth behind entirely? There are two articles, I’ve posted their intro and links to the complete articles, This is their intro to their leader on […]
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Are facts really facts – post-truth and fake news
This is a snippet from the introduction to the Truth Wars book… make sure you sign up for release information. First casualty in the truth wars – facts The truth ought not to be something you can fight over. Facts are facts, science is science, reality is real, so you might think. Facts are facts. […]
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Biases in the Boardroom: Behavioral Economics and Leadership
How do cognitive biases affect senior leadership decisions, and what can business strategists and board members do to circumvent the effect of non-rational decision making behavior? Cognitive biases and leadership decision making from Paul Gibbons
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Leadership in a VUCA World – Harish Manwani
Excerpts from Manwani’s talk. ….The dynamic and fast-changing nature of our world today is best described by VUCA, a term coined by the US Army War College. VUCA stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity…. Digitisation The first of these megatrends is digitisation. It is worthwhile to step back and look at the recent history […]
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So you want to exercise, but don’t feel like doing it?
So you want to exercise, but don’t feel like doing it? I’m pleased to post an article by Stephen Guise, author of Mini-Habits: Smaller Habits, Bigger Results. The book is a top-ten bestseller on Amazon and, having read it, he has some of the most interesting AND novel things about getting yourself to do stuff […]
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Spirituality and Business: Good thing? Fad? Worrisome
For over a decade I’ve tacked this question, through academic research, and through starting several companies with spiritual principles in mind. There is no straightforward answer, but rather this question leads us to a number of important, related questions. 1) Does it matter what kind of spirituality? 2) What does it mean ‘in business’: individual […]
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Post-truth: A list of excellent resources and links
Post-truth resources This is a brief list of (in my view) excellent post-truth resources. They were an early part of the research I’m doing for the Truth Wars book. I hope you find them useful. The Economist (a conservative international news magazine) ran a quite brilliant pre-election post-truth overview. Steve Inskeep, from NPR, wrote A […]
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Truth Wars: A post-truth survival guide for consumers and citizens
(This is the first of a series of blog posts on post-truth (from 23rd February 2017). The posts are drafts from the upcoming book Truth Wars. The drafts are rough, but as there are new developments daily, I’ve opted for speed over perfection. Comments very welcome, ad hominem attacks, or attacks on particular groups are […]
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Accountability: The difference between management and leadership
Accountability and the inner work of leadership Leadership gurus are often asked about the difference between management and leadership, and how to make the transition. My two answers: accountability, and inner work. The perfect manager, but not yet a leader Charlotte is an experienced and highly trained senior manager. She knows good management starts with […]
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