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Adaptive Unconscious Rapid Cognition
2008-04-29 11:03:00 We can define the adaptive unconscious as "mental processes that are inaccessible to consciousness but that influence judgments, feelings, or behaviors." Our senses at any one time are taking in 11,000,000 pieces of information: this is the number of receptor cells in each sense organ and the nerves that go to the brain. Our eyes receive 10,000,000 signals a second. We can consciously process only about 40 pieces of information per second, which suggests something is processing the rest of the data.The speed of change and need for adaptation and rapid decision making today is forcing us to use the repressed powers of rapid cognition. Traditionally our lifelong learning has been influenced by our primary carers and educators and the cultures in which we live, to a large degree the methods used and our beliefs have been handed down over centuries.Today Mentoring and Coaching has moved to a new level, managers, leaders and executive coaching now needs to adapt to a more complex and fas... More About: Rapid , Adaptive
The Bureaucracy
2007-10-09 20:56:00 Max Weber (1864-1920) termed this organisational form a "rational-legal system" - its structure and processes expressly designed to achieve certain goals. The bureaucracy is rationally designed for optimum functional performance and every part (dept's., levels, posts) contributes to the whole (unity of purpose). The bureaucracy is legal. Authority is exercised via rule and procedural systems & the offices people occupy. Organisational members and clients accept (conform to) its authority because the rules are defined and administered fairly. Rights & privileges protect individuals from organisational (officer) injustice - equity prevails regardless of "who you are". Rules include policies and standard procedures for implementing these. They are solutions to past problems demanding known responses (we avoid reinventing the wheel). Rules guide behaviour ensuring consistency at every level. Nine out of ten problems encountered are covered by regular procedures. This is a risk ... More About: Bureaucracy
Pariahs in Business
2007-09-16 23:50:00 Narcissistic Personalty Disorder (NPD) known as Malignant Self Love or EgomaniaThe Psychopath at Work and the Intraspecies Predator. Let's take a look at some definitions of personalityTheodore Million and Roger Davis define personality as:"A complex pattern of deeply embedded psychological characteristics that are expressed automatically in almost every area of psychological functioning"American Psychological Society definition of traits:"Enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts"The ABC of the psychopath: no-anxiety, no bonds, and no conscience:Narcissists don't hold themselves responsible for anything! They sadistically resent weakness and vulnerability, narcissists are predatory bullies and the wounded animal their prey!Do you have a colleague, boss, or employee who -: lies about his credentials and expertise?values people only by what they can do for her?succe... More About: Business
Human Capital Definition
2007-09-14 02:45:00 Human Capital can be described as an approach to people management that seeks systematically to analyse measure and evaluate how policies and practices create real value for an organisation and to put in place the processes and systems which help in measuring the value people really bring to the business. It is treated as a high-level strategic issue. Human capital can be described as one of three factors that make up intellectual capital, the other two being organisational and social capital. HR critics of HC sight dehumanising the people aspects of a business by focusing on business financial and share value performance measures - in reality this is not the case, what HC really does is to link the people directly by valuing them to the business.Human Capital Management (HCM) plays a critical role in managing an organisation's most important asset, its people. As any Business principles should state, the quality and performance of your people is what will set you apart in an inten... More About: Human , Human Capital , Definition |
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