Aug 7, 2016
Good HBR article on how :”Hiring for cultural fit can thwart diversity”. Why Hiring for Cultural Fit Can Thwart Your Diversity Efforts Recently I had a revealing conversation with the head of sales of a global marketing company. She was talking about her...
Jul 31, 2016
Harvard professor Linda Hill presents her findings on characteristics of leaders / situations that inspire consistent creative thinking and progress. Three key capabilities are: Creative Abraision, Creative Resolution and Creative Agility. See her HBR...
Jul 21, 2016
While I feel sure academics have far more tricks up their sleeves (like fishing and p-hacking) politicians are are a creative bunch. Here is an article by a Cambridge professor on nine favored strategies. In short, they are: Use real number, but change its meaning...
Jun 17, 2016
There are a range of statistical software packages available, some costly, other free, and some in between. Which to choose? Which to invest time to learn (Blood sweat, tears and frustration) and money to buy? SPSS has it forte in that it has a pretty interface that...
Jun 15, 2016
A simulation study shows that cooperation can emerge as the dominant strategy in a “tragedy of the commons game” when: groups are small there is long term memory (So as to weed out those who cheat.) As this is a computer simulation game, one has to wonder...
