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Unraveling Social Interaction (Part 4)
Who could have known that in order to find out the influence of national culture on human interaction one needs to investigate the cockpit transcripts of plane crashes?
Unraveling Social Interaction (Part 3)
The resonance of the culture we grew up in causes the roles and the rules of a situation to be altered like a magnetic field. This is why we need formality.
Unraveling Social Interaction (Part 2)
What exactly is being exchanged in order to maintain or regain the balance in a relationship? And what is it exactly that needs to be balanced?
Unraveling Social Interaction (Part 1)
In a first attempt to unravel social interaction I am using the metaphors of Social Theatre and Social Economics as described by Edgar Shein.
Diagnostic Interventions
We need to recognize that no matter how neutral and innocent the questions may be, they will influence the thinking of the people in the organization
The World Belongs to the Tweakers, Not the Inventors
When Steve Jobs told us to ‘Stay hungry, stay foolish’, did he mention to be late and steal from time to time?
Gamers Will Save Our Economy (Part 9)
Gamification is not about playing games at work. It’s about solving real-life problems.
Gamers Will Save Our Economy (Part 8)
Reality isn’t engineered to maximize our potential. It’s high time we start applying the lessons of games to the design of our everyday lives.
Claiming Our Performance Back
Here is an outstanding infographic on how we have it all backwards with performance reviews. It’s the end of the world as we know it.
You. Are. Your. Own. H.R. Manager.
How can social media support you in your ‘Me Inc’ journey? Wrong question. We can no longer afford not to engage. Being a Me Inc means being your own HR manager.
