This post is in response to This Will Take No Time At All By Heidi Grant Halvorson Ph.D. I've been enjoying reading Heidi Grant Halvorson's blog, The Science of Success. It interests me, because we ...

How often do you find yourself racing at the last minute to finish a task? If you’ve ever missed a deadline the planning fallacy may well be the culprit. Most people are more conscious about time and ...

What do governments, businesses and individuals have in common? They’ve all invested time and money in forecasting how long a project will take to complete. Despite the forecasting, every one of them ...

I can type nearly 80 words per minute, but I can’t write that fast. After nearly 16 years of forced piano lessons, my fingers are quick. It’s my brain that’s holding me back–the creative, idea-making ...

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Strategic planning is difficult and its track record is notoriously bad. According to estimates, only 10-30 percent of all strategic plans get implemented as intended. One key reason is that people ...