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Leaders as Decision Architects
Harvard Business Review: All employees, from CEOs to frontline workers, commit preventable mistakes: We underestimate how long it will take to finish a task, overlook or ignore information that reveals a flaw in our planning, or fail to take advantage of company benefits that are in our best interests. It’s extraordinarily difficult to rewire the human brain to undo the patterns that lead to such mistakes. But there is another approach: Alter the environment in which decisions are made so that people are more likely to make choices that lead to good outcomes. ...
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HIRING LESSONS FROM THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS’ HEAD COACH
Fast Company: In the salary-cap era of football, which was meant to promote parity by forcing each team to spend the same amount of money, the Patriots have been an anomaly, building a dynasty that has won four Super Bowls in 14 seasons and 11 division championships in 12 years. What's the key to the team's success? It's simple: Bill Belichick's scouting and recruiting system. Year after year, the Patriots often forgo high-priced free agents for undrafted free agents and role players from other teams that step right into their system and perform at a high level. Take, for instance, Malcolm Butler, an undrafted free agent who became a Super Bowl hero.
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Teachers More Likely to Label Black Students as Troublemakers
Black children are disproportionately disciplined in school. Results of a psychological study suggest some potential reasons.
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Real-Time Data May Be the Best Backseat Driver
New technology is allowing auto insurers to offer insurance models that can use an individual’s real-time driving behavior rather than actuarial tables to help determine their insurance costs. Several major insurance companies now offer Pay-As-You-Drive insurance (PAYD), where insurance fees are directly linked to an individual driver’s real world behavior. So, even if a driver is in a traditionally high-risk group, say teenage drivers, they can lower their insurance fees by demonstrating good behavior behind the wheel.
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Study finds a disputed Shakespeare play bears the master’s mark
Los Angeles Times: Chalk up another one for The Bard. "Double Falsehood," a play said to have been written by William Shakespeare but whose authorship has been disputed for close to three centuries, is almost certainly the work of the 16th century poet and playwright, new research finds. Shakespeare appears to have had some assistance in the project from John Fletcher, a contemporary who is thought to have co-written three plays with the Bard -- including one on a theme similar to that of "Double Falsehood" -- near the end of Shakespeare's life. ... Under the supervision of University of Texas psychology professors Ryan L. Boyd and James W.
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It’s Healthy to Put a Good Spin on Your Life
The Wall Street Journal: Bill Baker spent a weekend last May running 22 miles and biking 52 while training for a triathlon—his 107th. Hours later he was in the hospital with a heart attack. Doctors told him not to drive for six months, much less do any endurance training. His first reaction was despair and to tell his wife and friends that one of the most important aspects of his life had been ripped away. Conversations with a relative and a world-champion triathlete who had both had heart surgeries helped. Mr. Baker recast his story. The New Milford, Conn., 50-year-old began focusing more on unexpected positives: the ability to jog without worrying about his pace and free time with family.
