http://www.webnebber.com/kitchen-sink/cannibal-marshmallows-shirt/ There is a great anecdote that goes as follows… A big corporation had hired several cannibals. “You are all part of our team now,” said the HR director during the welcome briefing. “You get…
Date Archives December 2016
All Good Things… Marshmallows, Amazon, Leadership and Thinking Long
Thanks to Threadless In the 1960s Stanford professor and psychologist Walter Mischel carried a study, which became known as the Stanford marshmallow experiment. It went like so; children were offered a choice between having one…
Diversity…of thought, not skin colour
In 1951, Polish psychologist and pioneer of social psychology in the United States Solomon Asch conducted a series of experiments on conformity. Groups of eight participants took part in a simple task. All but one…
Ryanair — Amazon of the Air or Amazon Air?
There are 55 known business models available in the world and only a few are applied by businesses. This is because very few business ask themselves some fundamental questions and thus find their business model…
Bringing a Knife to a Gunfight
Threadless To bring a knife to a gunfight means entering into a confrontation or any challenging situation without being adequately equipped or prepared. A wave of change has washed over the business world and thrust…