Monthly Archives: January 2018

Nationalization or privatization?

Posted on January 26, 2018 by koenfucius

(featured image credit: Krahsman) Do private and public organizations (and their employees) make inherently different trade-offs? Todd Dewey is on his way from Winnipeg, Canada to North Spirit Lake, 500 km to the north east. He is one of the … Continue reading →

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Dissonance in human nature

Posted on January 19, 2018 by koenfucius

How do we resolve the inevitable perceived contradictions in the traits of the people around us? In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey relates how he was riding on the New York subway one Sunday morning. The … Continue reading →

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The immaterial economy

Posted on January 12, 2018 by koenfucius

(featured image credit: torstensimon) The peculiarly human nature of economics On Wednesday 10 January Philip Hammond, the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer, and his cabinet colleague David Davis, the secretary for Exiting the EU, flew to Germany. The aim of their … Continue reading →

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Someone else’s shoes

Posted on January 5, 2018 by koenfucius

(featured image: Three-shots) Metaphorically wearing other people’s shoes can help us understand them better… but what if they don’t fit? “Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are … Continue reading →

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