Professional investigators, like journalists, police detectives and doctors, try to get as many perspectives on situations as possible before taking action (Policemen use eyewitnesses, Doctors use exams and tests, scientific studies use large sample sizes). They know that human perception, including their own, is highly fallible and biased by many factors. The only way to […]
Thomas Edison was known to have said that “Nearly everyone who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. Sadly, that’s not the place to become discouraged.” Look around you. Everything you see that has been made by human beings started out as an idea. […]
Willful blindness in the workplace can cost an employer money and can cost managers their jobs! It is a matter of knowing WHEN to become willfully blind and when to make sure your eyes are wide open? It’s a matter of timing. And we think we might have it all figured out and then something […]
Camping season has finally started for us. With a busy travel schedule that has me sleeping in hotels many nights (listening to the nightly calls of room service), I am grateful to be in my own RV, surrounded by my own germs and chaos and … I am even more delighted when we arrive at […]
This week I had the wonderful good fortune to be chosen to present this topic at the PMI – NAC Conference in Edmonton. As a Behaviour Flexibility Specialist, this topic is one I love chatting about (almost as much as Decoding NonVerbal Intelligence). Perhaps that is because, motivation is often quite clearly linked to unspoken […]
The digital revolution has given us new tools to meet people and stay in touch. From video conferencing to social networking, it would appear that we are more connected globally then at any other time in history. And, although technology has shrunk our world, the question I have been pondering is whether or not we […]
Author: Charles Duhigg Page Count: 290 Publisher: Doubleday Canada (www.randomhouse.ca) Genre: Social Science ISN 978-0-385-66974-0 Reviewed By: Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting (www.imind.ca) When we talk about habits, most of us immediately reflect on those we wish to break or remove. Habits like smoking; over eating; alcohol consumption; gambling and chewing ones nails, etc. seem […]
The Virtual Self – How our digital lives are alterting the world around us Author: Nora Young Published by McClelland & Stewart ISBN: 978-0-7710-7064-8 Page Count: 204 Reviewed by: Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting Ltd. We have become a society addicted to our digital technology. With a desire to be constantly online and the simplicity […]
Author(s): Phil Stutz & Barry Michels Published by: Random House Canada ISBN #978-0-307-36092-2 Section: Self-Help/Psychology & Psychiatry Reviewed by: Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting Ltd (www.imind.ca) Date: May 31, 2012 Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by an issue or problem in your life that you felt the urge to hide? So out of options […]
Read a fantastic book last summer and wanted to share my thoughts on it. I am proud to be Canadian! In the Mood for Peace – The Story of the Izzy Doll Author: Phyllis Wheaton Genre: Historical, Non-fiction Soft cover, 192 pages, B&W interior photos, Colour title page photos ISBN 978-0-9681294-1-8 Released: 2012 To purchase: […]