Never Enough – Is Done Better than Perfect?
“I call perfectionism ‘the 20-ton shield.’ We carry it around thinking it’s going to protect us from being hurt. But it protects...
Why Do We Need Organizational Growth Mindset?
“When you enter the world of the growth-mindset leaders, everything changes. It brightens, it expands, it fills with energy, with possibility.” Carol...
10 Decision-Making Books for Leaders
This article focuses on decision-making books that we believe every leader should read -or learn more about. Scientific insights from behavioral psychology...
Behaviorally Informed Change Models for Today’s VUCA Environment
This is part 2 in a series on more effective organizational change management with insights from behavioral psychology and neuroscience. In our first...
(Behavioral) Change management demystified
This is article 1 in our series on organizational change management informed by brain and behavior insights. You can find an overview of the articles...
Stargazing or Astrology?
“For those of us who believe that forces greater than ourselves guide our lives, astrology is one place that could provide answers, direction and meaning.”...
Motivating Fitness: What are We Missing?
Chasing improvement can be a daunting task…
Chasing improvement can be a daunting task. Whether it affects day-to-day life or sets up the...
Riding the Elephant in the Room
Driving Organizational Change
Organizational Change
“Working on change without believing in it is like waiting for the train on a station...
Chasing the Dragon
“Chasing the dragon” is a metaphor for the pursuit of the ultimate high in the usage of some particular drug. If gambling is an addiction, for a lot...
Customer Experience: The Currency of Competition
Bankruptcy comes in two ways, Ernest Hemingway wrote: “gradually, then suddenly”.
Facing extinction in the street, banks are trying...
Humor Effect: The Benefits of Using Humor
Humor effect is a cognitive bias that causes you to remember funny information better. Besides better memory, humor has numerous positive effects....
Homo Economicus or Behavioral Economics
The Limited Importance of Economics
There is no doubt about the importance of economics for many parts of our society. It can help improve living...
Forewarned Is Not Forearmed: A Behavioral Strategy Perspective
Blog Series: Volume I Considering the vast nature of behavioral strategy, from its theoretical framework to its strategic decision architecture, to...
The Importance of Storytelling for Leaders
“Every leader needs a good story.” You have probably heard this before, but did you really think about why this is the case? There is a good explanation...
How to Motivate Innovation?
I do not know about you but I’ve heard a million times: intrinsic motivation is good, extrinsic motivation not so. As long as you have intrinsic motivation...
Give Me a Break!
Why the Mind Wandering Worker Wins.
There are two types of workers in the world. Those who spend everywaking moment of their day trying to focus...
Micro Habits: Following the Path of Least Resistance
Did you follow up on your new-year’s resolutions? Big chance you did not. Studies show that the vast majority of our intended habits are doomed...
Sunk Cost Fallacy: Throwing good money after bad
Have you ever found yourself buying something expensive because you had spent so much time looking for it? Or did you secretly consider the price you...