Below you'll find a list of all posts from March, 2009
The Young Genius vs. Old Master ideas of David Galenson, professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Probably a pretty straight-forward idea but one that troubles the fields of art and economics both. Hidden high potentials are often systematic innovators, and since these are less valued in our society, there are interesting implications.
Some old posts are linked to that explain how underachievers are often high potentials who get stuck but want to do more.
Wilfred Brown, Managing Director and Chairman of the Board at Glacier Metal Company (where Elliott Jaques came up with Stratified Systems Theory and levels of work) supported unions at his factories. Even managers can best defend themselves “if they have properly elected representatives.” From a conversation he had with Wolfgang Hirsch-Weber in the early 1980s.
Hidden high potentials coming to answers before everyone makes enemies, even when it saves the day. At best you see them ignore your warning and get hurt.
A look at why counting your blessings is worth doing, especially when times are awful.
The Dow has outperformed GE over the start of Jack Welch’s tenure to today. Still think he’s a hero? See the graphs that show the truth.
