The Game of Few

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Psychology

A collection of 5 issues

Great Teams Have Psychological Safety

I’ve always wanted to be great at building and leading great teams. I’ve had the pleasure of working with all sorts of different people, with different combinations of personalities, skills and strengths. What’s the point of coming to work if you’re not trying to build something

The Pressure to Appear Consistent: American POWs in Korea

Why did so many American Prisoners of War (POWs) collaborate with the Chinese during the Korean War? In 1950, with the Cold War in full swing, Korea's northern communist faction invaded their Southern compatriots with the support of China and the USSR. In response, the United Nations, led

Why Grit Matters

“I have always maintained that, excepting fools, men did not differ much in intellect, only in zeal and hard work; and I still think this is an eminently important difference.” — Charles Darwin When I was in my final year at school, I remember being deeply offended by a comment made

The Hard Thing Rule

“In our family, we live by the Hard Thing Rule.” — Angela Duckworth, Grit Last week, I wrote about Grit, the excellent book written by Angela Duckworth. In it, she makes a compelling case for why the most important personality trait to develop is not talent, it's grit. The

The New ABCs of Selling

Daniel Pink makes a compelling case for a new frame of mind: Everyone does sales. It's an entirely human activity and one that doesn't deserve the bad reputation it often gets.