Knowing When to Act and When to Speak: A Moral Story

Moral: Read the fucking room. Here is story about a boy who falls in the river. The moral of the story is to know when to act and when to speak. “A boy what out canoeing in a frothy river. He hit a stone mid-channel, where the currents were strong and the water deep. His

The best learning

“You can not teach people anything; we can only help them to discover it within themselves.” – Galileo Galilei This is one of my favorite quotes, as the words fall true. The best way to learn something is for people to connect the dots themselves. That is when you really get a deep understanding and

Confirmation bias

Conclude with the results you want to see. A principle that research and development workers needs to be extremely conscious of. Groups can sit with an interest or a wished outcome. This can colour the interpretation of test results or structure a test to make sure an intended success. The people that are affected by

Montessori

Learn and contribute at your own discretion. If your team or organisation are doing more than three of the listed behaviors below, I call this the montessori-effect. If the type of behavior listed above is continuously happening at your work place, and this is the accepted behavior; your workplace might suffer from the Montessori-effect. The

Active listening

Ten commandments to become a brilliant active listener. If you and your colleagues master these, people will thrive in your team and increase psychological security in the group. Cheers, CB