August, 2013
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Leadership, Mentor, Personal Development
How can being wrong feel so right?
Let me tell you three stories; Stories In Story 1; a Couple of years ago I was delivering a talk on career choice at a local school. During my time there, the student councillor told me a story of a bright young teacher who had joined their school. She was given a hefty task, and […]
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Academia, Interesting, Personal Development
Read my email or Else! – 2 of 2
When I researched and wrote the previous “read my email” post, I came across a scientific study that was done with regards to this matter. However, I decided that I will dig into that study later and report on my findings. The study can be found here, and here is my feedback Don’t stop reading just because […]
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Sport vs Business
5 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From The CrossFit Games
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Journal, Knowledge Base, Personal Development
The Perfect Reason
In the 1970s, Ellen Langer, a psychologist at Harvard University, conducted experiments about compliance and the power of persuasive language, in other words: “what makes people agree to a request“. These experiments were targeted at people standing in a queue waiting to use the local photocopier at the Harvard campus. The experiments were divided into […]
Jan H Pieterse
