Listen to organizational psychologists, and some will sprout the idea that conflict can sometimes be good. I believe that any conflict or dispute is not something to be enjoyed or aspire to have. That there is a big difference between a disagreement and a conflict.Disagreements, to me, are essential, and we should have far more... Continue Reading →
Caution, Psychological Safety Hazards Ahead!
As you may know by now, Psychological Safety is the latest buzzword for organizations and teams, since everyone found out What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team. Although these authors and many others do an excellent job describing WHAT Psychological Safety is, there is still no standard recipe for explaining HOW... Continue Reading →
Poor Decision-making and Bad Luck, the Only Causes for Startups Failing
How we make our choices and decisions in startups is going to determine if we fail or not (along with some luck)—this is the premise of this post. Would you agree that all of these factors below, for startups failing, are just the symptoms of poor “decision-making", and that we can safely say that the... Continue Reading →
