An HBR study on 2015 proved beyond any doubt, that emotions constitute THE most powerful, pervasive and predictable driver of decision-making in Business. Non-conscious managers are unaware of their ‘negative’ emotions or just tend to ignore them, therefore often resulting…
Better leaders = Better Riders of Elephants
A famous metaphor of eastern philosophy speaks about ‘the elephant and the rider’, where the conscious mind tries to control the uncontrollable -and much more powerful- unconscious mind. Neuroscience proves this metaphor right, as the prefrontal cortex, responsible for any…
Can the uncoachable be coached ?
What makes people ‘uncoachable’? Well, in theory all mentally healthy people can be coached unless they lack one or more of the following : 1. Willingness to change or develop themselves 2. Willingness to fully assume responsibility for the above…
A short Zen-Master story that may help you with any business issue
‘Α university professor came to see a Zen Master to ask him what Zen was really all about . He had done a lot of reading and was now following up to get the real story. The Zen Master invited…
The main reason why founders of a great startup alone may destroy their business + what they can do about it:
It all starts from the Confusion about different roles the founder is forced to play in the beginning of the company’s life cycle and the inability to take proactive, conscious decisions about them. These different roles may be: investor, ‘father-of-project’,…
10 ‘Uncorporate’ Steps for finding your ‘Blue Ocean’.
1. Start from your own passions. Forget about customers, research, competitors, market gaps. 2. Think about a ‘dream’ that your passion would fulfill. Something that no person enjoys in a certain way. Focus on the why and the what, forget…
How Neuroscience explains people with better insights
People who have more insights Don’t have better vision, they are NOT more determined to find a solution, they don’t focus harder on the problem and they are not necessarily geniuses. Based on the brain scans before an experiment, they…
Neuroscience shows how humans can thrive in a future where A.I prevails!
The following quote may synopsize the fundamental skills humans need to develop if they want to survive (or thrive) in the -very near- future of Artificial Intelligence. ‘Microscopic changes in brain functioning, made in a hundredth of a second, can…
