Unique-corn A reminder to everyone that hopes to have the next unique-corn in Australia Engineering: Breakthrough technology rather than incremental improvements?Timing: Is it the right time to start?Monopoly: Big Share of a small market?People: Do we have the right team?Distribution: A way to not only create but deliver our product?Durability: Market position defensible 10 to... Continue Reading →
DISPUTZ EXPLAINER
What is it: Disputz is a Culture-as-a-Service AI platform to help teams resolve their internal disputes. Our Mission: To empower team members to make self-confident & objective decisions. how we do this: By enabling team members to consistently OBJECT to behavior that we find offensive, during disagreements, and if necessary, have our objections peer reviewed.... Continue Reading →
Decision-making Assembly Line
Every organization is a decision-making assembly line, in our opinion. And, as with any assembly line some run more smoothly than others. Toyota became the world’s most valuable car maker by installing a stop-the-line cord that allowed every worker on the assembly line, to stop it when one deemed an issue was effecting the quality... Continue Reading →
Is this Clear Thinking
Don't tackle the person. The definition of disagree is: To disagree with someone/something. Do we actually disagree with someone or with their thinking? I say the latter. Do we actually object with someone or to their behavior? I say the latter, also. So, can we agree with this that: "I disagree with your thinking and... Continue Reading →
Object to Noise
Noise causes noise. - To object makes us objective Statistical noise is referred to results that are scattered and not so easy to identify why it is occurring.It is also the title of the next book by Daniel Kahneman.But imagine if we actually removed noise (actual noise) from our discussions in decision-making. ie Reduce any... Continue Reading →
Empowering Self-confident Decision-making in Startup Teams
We all know that Overconfident team members can take us places but they can also get us into trouble eventually. Think domineering CEO with head in the clouds. We also know that Under-confident team members can get us nowhere, never making a decision or take a risk. Think dutiful worker putting up with domineering CEO.... Continue Reading →
Aggressive – Assertive – Submissive
If Assertive behavior is the objective between Aggressive and Submissive then maybe objecting to aggressive and submissive behavior is the key. Is this possible, that the principle of moderating our behavior and treating each other objectively is linked to the actual word, OBJECT? I believe so. As we simply OBJECT to aggressive and submissive behavior... Continue Reading →
Latest Objective Book Cover
This is my latest book cover, influenced by Daniel Kahneman, and his latest book, Noise.From an interview I heard today, he seems to be saying, how we can overcome overconfidence in organizational decision-making. My take is that confidence is the goal but overconfidence or underconfidence is not. Now, rather than using the old cliché and... Continue Reading →
Protected: Open Apology to the GIA Management
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“Agree to Disagree”, Supplemental
Type into Google "Let's agree to disagree" in quotes and it will return some 121,000 results. "Agree to disagree" or "agreeing to disagree" is a phrase in English referring to the resolution of a conflict whereby all parties tolerate but do not accept the opposing position. It generally occurs when all sides recognize that further... Continue Reading →
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