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Amazon Best Seller Ranking

August 5, 2016Ken WredeNo comments

I was able to crack the Amazon Best Seller Top 10 list. I came in as an Amazon Hot New Release and rode that wave to the Top 10. I peaked at #6 in the paid Kindle Occupational & Organizational category. But, I didn’t think to make a screen capture until later after the book…

Counting versus Culture

July 16, 2016Ken Wrede1 commentCognition, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Leadership development, psychology

Instead of arguing about leadership and management, agree on operational definitions that segment the problems and steer the conversation toward solutions. In a simplistic way: Managers protect resources. Leaders protect culture. Excerpt from “6 Rabbit Holes of Leadership” Available on Amazon Kindle

The Rational Business

July 3, 2016Ken WredeNo commentsCognition, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Leadership development, psychology

Science follows evidence to support a conclusion; ideology starts with a conclusion and seeks evidence to prove it.

Three Fallacies of Leadership

February 25, 2016Ken WredeCrisis management, Leadership, Leadership development, leadership principles

To paraphrase the old saying, “Leadership is like the weather – everyone talks about it, but no one does anything about it.” People seem to accept leadership, good or bad, as a cosmic fate that simply happens. If we benefit, great. If we suffer from inadequate leadership, it is perceived as bad fortune and unavoidable. I…

Why are We Assessing Leadership Roles and Styles?

July 16, 2015Ken WredeBusiness Policy, Critical Thinking, HR, Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership development, psychology

What is the point of all of it? Millions of dollars are spent each year on personality assessment tests.  But, nobody can express a clear reason why. “Two and a half million Americans a year take the Myers-Briggs. Eighty-nine companies out of the US Fortune 100 make use of it, for recruitment and selection or…

Is the NSA Really Your Biggest Problem?

July 3, 2015Ken WredeCritical Thinking, Intellectual property, perception

Why do we fear the NSA? Why do we fear sharks? Why do we fear anything? Here’s some context: Shark attacks in 2014: 72 unprovoked attacks with 3 fatalities.[1] A 2006 Time article stated that more than 600 people die annually in the US alone by falling out of bed.[2] Which should you fear more,…

Bill O’Reilly (Memory Challenge)

March 19, 2015KW WredeBill O'Reilly, Cognition, Critical Thinking, Memory

One of the hardest comments for anyone to say when speaking of Bill O’Reilly is “I have no opinion about the guy.” He makes it almost impossible to separate the messenger from the message. Human bias is not part of an intellectual process, it is an emotional one. Almost everyone has a bias regarding O’Reilly….

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