How to improve morale and confidence: lessons from General Bill Slim
As a boss, one of the biggest challenges is to build morale and the confidence of your team. It’s not easy. But it is important. “It is lack of...
Why I’m awesome: The Dunning-Kruger effect
I have finally found the explanation for irrational overconfidence: the Dunning-Kruger effect. It explains the bombast on the internet and...
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How to quantify risk
The ability to quantify risk is a totally essential skill. We live in world of miscalculated risk. This article gives some examples of that...
How to have a big idea: 21 inspirational tips
So what’s the big idea? It’s a clearly-articulated concept that compels, unifies, differentiates, explains, inspires or motivates. I like...
How to learn things
When I was at school, I had the time but not the enthusiasm to learn new things. Now I have enthusiasm but no time so I’m trying to...
The difference between secrets and mysteries
In an interesting piece on Egypt and the US intelligence community over the weekend on NPR news, General Michael Hayden tries to explain...
Are you a Looney Tunes person or a Disney person?
There are two kinds of people in the world: Disney people and Looney Tunes people, according to historian Charles Carney. Which are you?