Our latest chapter, written by my colleague David Boyd in the wonderful world of unconscious bias…I suspect this will ring true with many, where the carefully crafted messaging is suddenly hyjacked by ‘unforeseen’ events / interpretation. Let us know what you think https://substack.com/@singaporescot/note/c-319561166?r=7687dd&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
The next in our series from my colleague and co-writer David Boyd. We in the UK have an issue with talking about money…it is a taboo subject in many corners of our society. Perhaps this contributes to our lack of maturity when thinking about reward and retention. Let us know what you think. https://open.substack.com/pub/acquisitionsunchallenged/p/extrinsic-incentive-error-salary?r=7687dd&utm_medium=ios
Our latest chapter on unconscious bias in deals. This strikes at the heart of the human condition…where the individual experience is valued much more highly than the anonymous collective, despite all evidence to the contrary. Let us know what you think. https://open.substack.com/pub/acquisitionsunchallenged/p/the-base-rate-fallacy-everyone-thinks?r=7687dd&utm_medium=ios
With many thanks to my good friend, Alastair Campbell, for an impromptu conversation this week, I wanted to raise an interesting issue. Do the principles of anchoring apply to companies as much as they apply to individuals? To remind you, the concept of anchoring is based on the short circuit in our brain which applies a correlation to unrelated facts / opinions and thereby can make us make some assumptions […]
Disruption is the new buzz word in business these days. There are still some organisations and sectors which resist the concept that, somewhere, in the minds of a consumer or an employee, there is an idea which will change their industry for ever….but largely, there is a surface level of acceptance. The real change behind disruption however is much more subtle, disturbing and has the potential to change the corporate […]
Inarticulate ramblings of a management consultant 