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Ian Cormack
Jul 5, 2019
The path to critical thinking
I had not thought of this but it is absolutely right when you think of it.
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Ian Cormack
Apr 18, 2019
A machine for jumping to conclusions!
Human thought comprises two sorts of mental operations that Daniel Kahneman calls “thinking fast” (System 1) and “thinking slow” (System...
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Ian Cormack
Mar 18, 2019
Aiming for "good enough" leadership
Bruno Bettelheim’s book, A Good Enough Parent, was originally published in 1987. The book deals with the proposition that too much...
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Ian Cormack
Feb 26, 2019
Commit to a path ... let meaning follow!
This is a story worth reflecting on from David Feldman PhD. Pursuing a goal at any stage of your life is the key point. Don't chase a...
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Ian Cormack
Feb 25, 2019
Pay them. Value them!
Pay them! We are in danger of a culture where older "millenials" tell younger ones "price of entry" and "I did it". GenX and Boomers...
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Ian Cormack
Feb 19, 2019
Aussies must seem weird but fun
There are good reasons why the U.S. and China don't quite get each other (Us too)! It's a values/cultural/civilisation difference...
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Ian Cormack
Jan 24, 2019
Culture is complicated but simply human
Note that the top of the diamond is rational (thinking) but the bottom is emotional (feelings). A huge % of leaders have...
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Ian Cormack
Jan 15, 2019
Bullet-proof Hiring Questions
1. Self Awareness and Self Management “Give me an example of a time that you lost your temper. Tell me what happened. What was the...
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Ian Cormack
Dec 17, 2018
WHEN YOUR CULTURE IS AT WAR WITH YOUR STRATEGY - THE KEY IS EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ARE DRIVING A GREAT UN-BUNDLING Companies are emerging with bigger bangs and disappearing with faster busts....
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Ian Cormack
Nov 14, 2018
When you are that high up the tree ... it's a long way down
Coaching has boomed over the last 20 years for a simple reason ... it works. However make sure your coach is not just a mentor such as a...
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Ian Cormack
Oct 3, 2018
If you're a worker - its all about to change (especially for HR)
Imagine 200 years ago if the artisans of the time could read about the new way their work and lives were about to be re-arranged. They...
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Ian Cormack
Sep 26, 2018
Agile culture is impossible without a very new HR approach.
In a new and modern agile world here is what is likely to happen to culture and the role of HR. Most of this is my own view but was...
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Ian Cormack
Sep 24, 2018
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Ian Cormack
Sep 18, 2018
If values are so important .. how do I know what mine are?
Just go to Barrett's Values Centre and take the test ... Here is the output. Looks like I profile as an insightful, competent, trusted,...
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Ian Cormack
Sep 13, 2018
Get their whole work-life on their phone - just like their real life is!
This chart is about how pre-employment testing has gone digital and mobile. The same chart exists for leadership development, learning,...
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Ian Cormack
Sep 6, 2018
Miracle science: Great future
Graphene ... 4x harder than diamond, best conductor in the world, flexible, invisible, can stop a bullet, the new plastic that will be...
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