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Six Thinking Errors – Which one is Yours?

There are six common thinking errors that people suffer from. These are examples of negative mental models that people have. I describe them as negative because they usually lead to a behaviour or a feeling that we don’t want. If you can understand them and watch out for the ones that you suffer from, you…

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Do you Plan Tactically or Strategically?

We are far better at planning for the short-term than we are for the long-term. Think about when you get in the car. If you don’t know where you are going, you tap in the details to a sat-nav system to tell you the route. You might have an advanced system that updates itself to…

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Don’t f**k up the culture

When Peter Thiel invested $150m in Airbnb, the founder asked him, ‘What is the most important piece of advice for us?’ His response – ‘Don’t fuck up the culture…’ When asked to elaborate on this, he said one of the reasons he invested in Airbnb was the culture. But he had a cynical view that it…