I was reading an article on what "rich people do" that implied that if you wanted to become rich, you should do what they do. The problem with these sorts of articles, as I'm sure has been explored many times before, is manifold. Firstly, they're talking about what rich or successful people do now. That is, after they're rich... Continue Reading →
The Three Christs Experiment (and Business Superstars)
I came across this nice write up on "The Three Christs of Ypsilanti" experiment (via Marginal Revolution) about how a psychologist put three people -- all of whom claimed they were Christ -- together in a mental institution, in the hope that the effect of their conflicting identities would somehow awaken them to the possibilities that... Continue Reading →
The Unequal Pay Monkeys Experiment
What happens when you give monkeys unequal pay? Surely monkeys won't feel indignant at being paid less than a peer? Well, some scientists decided to find out, and created this ingenious experiment that's now available on Youtube. Watch it below and be prepared to laugh your underpants off. The monkey's reactions are classic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Go8tnl21MU
The Evolutionary Advantage of a Resistance to Change
I was just thinking about organisational change and pondering over how our natural tendency to change is to resist it, when this thought popped up: if resistance to change is so hardwired in our brains, it must serve some purpose -- but what? One of the premises of evolutionary theory is this: if something survives... Continue Reading →