In 5 Ways to Deal with Slacker Co-Workers, I got some very interesting and insightful comments. I encourage you to read the post and look for ways to deal with those slackers you work with. But today, I got a new comment, with a question that I felt was worth answering, and seeing what all the smart...

I'm immersing myself in a slew of Amazon Kindle books on decision-making that I recently downloaded: Sway: the Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori and Rom Brafman How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely Apparently, it...

Welcome to A Nun’s Life, and welcome to our online discussion with Sister Mary McDevitt, a Catholic Sister in my IHM Congregation and a spiritual director. Sister Mary will be joining Sister Maxine Kollasch and myself in order to listen to and respond to your questions about discernment and ho...

In Decision-Making Using a Process of Discernment of Spirits, Sister Mary McDevitt, IHM, led us through understanding discernment, consolations, and desolations. When discerning and having to make a significant decision, it’s important to be aware your own inner spirit which is where God dwell...

Today Wayne Turmel talks about the curse of middle management- why smart people do irrational things with Rom Brafman, co-author of Sway- the Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior. Oh and Mozi (Mo Tzu) and William Gladstone. Irrationality knows no borders or eras…… Rom Brafman, probab...

Thanks to the nature of life and society, we’re often forced to make our most important decisions under pressure. Whether that pressure is caused by a lack of time, emotional duress, or something else entirely, it’s hardly the best state in which to make reliable decisions. Without a way...

Decision Making made easy using Mind Maps Often the number of factors you need to deal with when making difficult decisions can leave you bogged down and feeling overwhelmed and helpless. What you need is a structured way of getting all the issues out there, uncovering and designing all the options,...

By Brigitte L. Nacos Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and Representative J. Gresham Barrett (R-South Carolina) who have spearheaded the attacks against a rescue package for Detroit car makers, claim to fight against government interference in the free market. Barrett, whose district sits next to a...

Someday Lesson: Happiness does not exist in autopilot mode. It only exists when you’re aware of it. Everything else is merely comfort. Decisions are difficult things. You’d think the troubles would end once a decision’s been made. Unfortunately however often it feels like the probl...

I get a fair number of e-mails and have quite a few conversations with co-workers and the occasional direct report about why they don’t aren’t getting promoted. If you’ve been passed over for a promotion, here are a few reasons why that might have happened. You’re not consistent enough – I...