Adult Temper Tantrums
June 22, 2026 9:52 am Comments Off on Adult Temper TantrumsThe ultimate form of tolerance is being able to discuss matters we disagree upon with civility and a realization that we do not have to agree.
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53 Years One Championship
June 17, 2026 2:38 pm Comments Off on 53 Years One ChampionshipThe Knicks won the championship after a 53-year drought. They reached the championship series by developing better practices (NOT BEST, which breeds complacency) that enabled them to perform at an elite level.
Simulations and Rollplaying
June 16, 2026 1:23 pm Comments Off on Simulations and RollplayingAirlines have been using simulators to train pilots. Simulations allow them to train and assess their pilots' ability to perform under disruptive and volatile conditions.
Leader Intelligence
June 15, 2026 9:47 am Comments Off on Leader IntelligenceIn the airline industry, turbulence is a fact of life. They aren’t trying to get rid of it, but rather, they train pilots to safely adjust to it. Notice I said adjust rather than adapt, because adapt implies a sort of status quo, whereas adjustment implies gradual changes based on the operational environment.
AI, Religious Exemptions, and the low birth rate
June 12, 2026 6:00 am Comments Off on AI, Religious Exemptions, and the low birth rateAI is here to stay even though some believe they should be granted religious exemptions from using it in the workplace.
Thrive Through Disruption and Volatility
June 11, 2026 3:20 pm Comments Off on Thrive Through Disruption and VolatilityDisruption within our operational environments requires the proverbial surgery. Think of Apple and the iPhone. To thrive, Apple’s competitors had to develop a strategy to regain market share.
What is the Hero Mindset™
June 8, 2026 8:00 am Comments Off on What is the Hero Mindset™General of the Army and later President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, is the epitome of the HERO Mindset™. He was a staff officer who never commanded troops until the North African Campaign (Operation Torch), when he served as a three-star general. That campaign was successful but not perfect. There were failures, and if Ike had done like most today and made himself into a victim and ceded total control to external factors, perhaps we would be living in the German or Japanese-occupied United States.
The Reality Distortion Field
June 1, 2026 8:00 am Comments Off on The Reality Distortion FieldWhen colleagues at Apple Inc. talked about Steve Jobs, they often used a strange phrase: the Reality Distortion Field. It wasn't about deception. It described Jobs's uncanny ability to make people believe that what looked impossible might actually be achievable. As Walter Isaacson notes in his biography, engineers frequently found themselves accomplishing things they had previously dismissed as unrealistic.
Fabricated Delusions and Manufactured Hallucinations
May 25, 2026 8:00 am Comments Off on Fabricated Delusions and Manufactured HallucinationsPsychology defines psychosis partly through two hallmark symptoms: delusions and hallucinations. Delusions are fixed beliefs held despite contradictory evidence. Hallucinations are perceptions experienced as real, even though no external stimulus exists.
What is the The Epistemic Psychosis™?
May 18, 2026 8:00 am Comments Off on What is the The Epistemic Psychosis™?We often say we live in polarized times. But polarization assumes something important: that we still share the same reality and disagree about what to do with it. The more troubling possibility is something deeper—what I call The Epistemic Psychosis™.