Why You Must Be a Generalist To Manage Your Specialist — Warren Buffet famously quipped — “don’t ask the barber if you need a haircut.” Buffet explains: Be careful who you ask for advice, as salespeople’s job is to sell you on what they’re selling. I’ve made this mistake many times, asking the salesperson if he thinks what he’s selling is…

Follow these three principles to keep moving fast, but slow down just enough to steer well — There’s one thing I’ve done in leading tech teams that’s improved our performance more than anything else. It’s been important when I’ve led teams in large companies, but it’s been crucial when leading teams in the more uncertain and unstructured environment of a startup. I’ve worked on making smarter decisions.

All the extra stuff that I consumed to enhance my Executive MBA — I’ve moved this post to my blog here Quantic Executive MBA. I’m currently completing the Quantic Executive MBA program. One thing I love about the Quantic EMBA program is that it focuses on one subject at a time, which allows you to deep dive into an area — instead of…

It’s called status quo bias and you can learn it in two minutes — This mental model originated in the field of psychology and behavioral economics. It’s a particularly crucial mental model for those of us interested in innovation, or anything that involves effecting change in ourselves, or in others. Read on to learn it now. 🧠 What is status quo bias? Status quo bias is the human tendency…

It’s an important mental model well worth learning — Introducing anchoring — a crucial mental model from the discipline of psychology that is very relevant in your professional life, but also your personal life. Once you’re familiar with this one, you might just start to notice it everywhere! ⚓ What is Anchoring? Anchoring is a cognitive bias that describes the tendency for…

Learn it in a few minutes with this quick and easy summary — This post covers a mental model that is one of the most pervasive biases of human life — confirmation bias. What is Confirmation Bias? Confirmation bias is our tendency to interpret things in a way that suits our preconceptions. If I were to ask you “where is the nearest apple store?” What comes into…

Learn this mental model in just a few minutes — If you harbor the desire to have some idea what others mean when they mention entropy (or maybe even use it in a sentence yourself) — read on! Entropy is a mental model well worth learning. What is entropy? Entropy is a concept from physics that initially stemmed from some ideas a guy…

Learn what it is and why it matters… — A fallacy generally refers to the results of some illogical reasoning. The straw man fallacy has to be one of the best named of all the fallacies! You’ll want to learn this mental model so you can listen out for it… 👂 What is The Straw Man Fallacy? The straw man fallacy occurs over a few…

Learn what it is, and why it matters! — Here’s a new mental model for you - cognitive reframing. It’s a fantastic concept from the discipline of psychology that is useful to apply both in personal and professional situations! 🧠 What is cognitive reframing? Cognitive reframing is a deceptively simple idea. It’s just looking at a given situation in a different way —…