“In general, oblique approaches recognize that complex objectives tend to be imprecisely defined and contain many elements that are not necessarily or obviously compatible with each other, and that we learn about the nature of the objectives and the means…
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Book Report: Obliquity
Tagged with: Andrew Carnegie, Benjamin Franklin, David Beckham, eudaimonia, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin's Gambit, Goodhart's Law, hindsight bias, Homo economicus, John Kay, metrics, objectives, Obliquity, Robert McNamara, shareholder value, strategy, Winston Churchill
Posted in Books, Everything, Leadership, Management
Posted in Books, Everything, Leadership, Management
Book Report: “Bounce”
“The talent theory of expertise is not merely flawed in theory; it is insidious in practice, robbing individuals and institutions of the motivation to change themselves and society. Even if we can’t bring ourselves to embrace the idea that expertise…
Tagged with: Anders Ericcson, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Bounce, Carol Dweck, David Beckham, Desmond Douglas, excellence, expertise, futsal, Greg Norman, Heidi Krieger, Laszlo Polgar, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Schwarzer, Martin Sheen, Matthew Syed, Mia Hamm, Mozart, Nick Faldo, Outliers, placebo, purposeful practice, Roger Federer, self-development, Shaquille O'Neal, Sian Beilock, Steve Davis, talent, Tiger Woods, Venus Williams, Wayne Gretzky
Posted in Books, Everything, Leadership, Sports
Posted in Books, Everything, Leadership, Sports
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