Power does not just corrupt and unconsciously make managers a bit ego-centric. It seems it can also inhibit empathy.

What, you might ask is an Amplified Individual? It looks like one of those new buzzwords that float around in our consciousness for a few years, only to be overtaken by another, equally vacuous buzzword.

But the concept of Amplified Individuals appears to have legs.

This is going around the email circuit. Not sure where it originates but there is value in this fishy tale … Tip ‘O the Hat to Adrian.

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.

To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats

But it has long been know that that individuals who can exercise restraint are more effective and successful in their careers. Now comes Prof. Ian Williamson and organizational psychologist, Caorl Gill, who have show that people who lose their tempers are less likely to become business leaders.

Meanwhile, back in China, the War for Talent continues.
With an average turnover rate of about 20%-30% in many industries in China, companies don’t really have much choice about fighting. This turnover figure is an average of course and some industries are higher. Much higher.
My current best-ever-story-for-scaring-potential-clients is about a newly minted China GM that I [...]

According to a study released on the internet, the commonly held belief that adults do not grow new brain cells is not true. The neurons in our brain continue to grow, and more importantly, throughout our adult life.
This comes from a study led by Wei-Chung Allen Lee of MIT and cited in the Public Library of [...]

As a man of a ‘certain age’ I have been doing cryptic crosswords for the last few years as a way to maintain whatever mental powers I currently possess. (No comments please ….)
Now I find that research shows that the benefits of my little ‘brain exercises’ extend well beyond the specific skills I am performing. [...]

Yesterday’s post argued that you can measure the impact that China is having on the world by the fact that Mandarin is the second most commonly used language, after English, in internationally deployed software like Applicant Tracking Systems(ATS).
Well, there is more, and some of it is coming from China itself.
This came to mind when [...]

There is evidence that some people do not just believe that they are powerless to affect their own destinies, but that they can actually learn to feel powerless.
Studies done many years ago by Overmeier and Seligman focused on our canine friends but the suggestion is that their work transfers across to humans.
What they did [...]