Monthly Archives: January 2021

Why does favouritism persist?

(featured image: Paul Sableman/Flickr CC BY) We tend to be ambivalent towards preferential treatment – kind of OK when we benefit (or we grant it to others), but dislike it when it’s others who gain. Or is it not that … Continue reading

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The ethics of making it real

(featured image: raj/Flickr CC BY) Drills and exercises can help prepare people and organizations for the unexpected, but the choices of how to do so may involve tough trade-offs with ethical concerns I once had the misfortune of experiencing two … Continue reading

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The dark side of motivation

(featured image: Jesper Sehested – PlusLexia/Flickr CC BY) Motivation is what allows us to survive, prosper and reproduce – but it is also behind the worst of polarization and tribalism. We should use it with care, and engage critical thinking … Continue reading

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Rules and responsibility

Rules of all kinds help us make good decisions all day long, but how does that affect our responsibility for these decisions? Decision-making is effortful. Even if we have only two options to choose from, they often both have numerous … Continue reading

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Less conflict

(Featured image: Yaffa Phillips) Much of the niggling conflict that we encounter day in, day out, is of our own making: it is in our minds. What if we could tone it down a bit? Here is my New Year’s … Continue reading

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