5 Ways to Set Yourself Up For Cognitive Success

Quite simply, our mind works in two states. There are some things our mind is asked to negotiate intuitively, and on the spot. A question that qualifies is, "what is your favorite color". This is referred to in the book as System 1.

Some things take a little more thought. If I were to ask you to count the number of punctuation marks on this post, that would qualify as something that takes a little more concentration and time to accomplish. Kahneman refers to this as System 2 in full effect. It is possible that some activities could become more intuitive, as does our driving ability. Just takes effort and time.

Do You Really Think You’re All Alone In This?

In the sports world, we talk about individual achievement like it’s second nature. Insurmountable odds are overcome by people every day. They see the goal, and train day and night to reach it. How in the world could Stuart Scott be highlighting the important part of his survival is relying on others?

What Is The Makeup Of A Great Leader?

Knowing yourself, and working with what you have, will generate a lot more success than trying to be someone else. Now go do it.

Do Push Notifications Really Bring Value To Users?

If I stare at my mobile device all day long, why do I ever need to be notified of anything happening on it?

How To Set Your Failure Up To Succeed

Failure is a scary word in our work today. While the startup culture has embraced failure as the best learning took in the market, the word still has chilling effects on today’s business leaders. An Amazon search reveals over 22,000 books include the word “failure” in some fashion. Another few thousand can be added on this […]

Coming Out Of Your Own Closet

While I’m not proud to admit it, I am a people pleaser by nature. I’m inclined to go an extra step if I think it will gain favor in someone’s eyes, and I’m hesitant to lovingly speak tough truth if I think it will cost me that relationship. It’s debilitating to picture myself in those […]

Blog Post: How Owning A Useful Device Might Have Changed My Mind On Wearables

In the past 12 months, most of the conversation around wearable technology has related to how “useful” the devices are. When I say conversation, it’s not necessarily questioning if current the technology is useful. There’s no question of that, when you compare devices released by Pebble, Samsung, Nike and others. The only reason anyone is […]

Am I The Only One With This Problem?

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison Whether you are a team of one, or one hundred, we are presented with the daily opportunity to introduce positive change into our work environments. Asking tough questions is a challenge, to say the least, but it is also imperative […]

How Do You Lead Without Power?

For the many flavors and leadership caucuses in the Agile community, it’s a wonder we all manage to get anything to a consensus these days. New scrum masters and product owners are being minted every day — in countries all over the world — often without much in the way of mentorship, and that has […]

Blog Post: “Improve Yours, Or Help Someone Else Improve Theirs.”

While it’s one thing to set the pace of creativity in your workplace, it’s completely different to be swimming in a sea of creativity pushing you to create your very best. In my first year at Bottle Rocket, I have been challenged harder than ever before to be at the apex of what is possible. […]

Chris Murman

Finding Better Ways To Lead Teams

Author: Chris Murman