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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.

I was Interview by Jonathan Pritchard (ALWD)

July 27, 2015Ken WredeCognition, Critical Thinking, Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership development, leadership principles

I had a podcast interview with Jonathan Pritchard over at A Life Well Designed. Jonathan uses design principles to analyze challenges in life and business, then applies design techniques to find elegant, effective solutions. (For some reason I had a tough time enunciating, but I hope the messages were clear.) I enjoyed the interview immensely,…

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,…

Chris Hadfield’s Guitar

May 8, 2015Ken WredeCritical Thinking

I, like everyone else, was vastly entertained and totally engaged by Chris Hadfield during his missions assigned to the International Space Station (ISS). It was a great piece of public outreach that I think captured the world’s attention on science and space. So, why does this topic show up here?  Think of it as a…

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….

Ice Station Zebra and the Human Eye

March 12, 2015KW WredeCritical Thinking, Decision making, Leadership development

The color green is important here. If you are alive today and watched any kind of television in the last 20 years you’ve seen the green screen of night vision recording: war reporting, “ghost hunters”, traffic helicopters, numerous movies. The pictures are instantly recognizable as having mediocre resolution, but clear enough to see the creepy…

Recommendation “Rationally Speaking Podcast”

February 26, 2015KW WredeCognition, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Leadership development

I like to sometimes recommend resources that I enjoyed which offer a broader range, more insight, and greater detail than I can possibly cover in 1000 words.  More importantly, I like to recommend resources that have greatly improved my decision making skills. I have mentioned before that decision making is one of the important topics…

Brian Williams (Memory and How Time Effects It)

February 12, 2015KW Wrede1 commentBrian Williams, Cognition, Critical Thinking, Memory

Last week I discussed Brian Williams and the events leading up to his professional predicament and his crisis response to the subsequent public outcry. The public outcry was one of two responses.  First, silence from the people who knew him, but could not defend his error.  There was no response that would not sound hypocritical…

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