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Hello Lover of the Truth – Do you have Cognitive Antibodies to combat Misinformation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8k8Vg8jeYU We live in an environment that is drenched in misinformation, “fake news”, and propaganda, not because of an unavoidable accident but because it has been created by people in pursuit of political and economic objectives. This is not a natural disaster, it’s human-made. On a positive side, this implies that, unlike for earthquakes or [...]

By Wendy| July 20th, 2022|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Your Voice as a Vaccine for Bullshit

A CEO transcript of a conference call to Investors post a Merger and Acquisition: What does this narrative actually mean? Perhaps you’ve experienced a similar kind of empty and misleading narrative, produced in a shallow way and intended to lead to some kind of surface agreement. Did you ever want to call bullshit on [...]

By Wendy| April 11th, 2021|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Retaliatory Schadenfreude and why Whistleblowing Laws can’t Protect against Retaliation.

Revenge is sweet and not fattening. –Alfred Hitchcock Whistleblowing legislation has focused and promoted itself around protecting a whistleblower from retaliation. However, the word protect is a misnomer. The etymology of the word Protect arises from Latin, to ‘cover something upfront’. Think about the word prophylactic and you'll get it! The meaning and intention of covering something [...]

By Wendy| February 3rd, 2021|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Every Relationship begins with a Conversation, which invokes the ‘liking gap’ in Groups and Teams

Ever been in a situation where, despite your efforts, a baby ends up howling hysterically when you speak and coo to it? Awkward right? Watch .13 seconds of real world awkwardness below: […]

By Wendy| January 5th, 2021|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Where Does Conflict Within Teams Originate?

Think of a time that you experienced conflict when working in a team (e.g., Work team, your student organisations, sports team, class teams, etc.) and describe the life of that conflict—what was the conflict about? How did it start, evolve, and finish? How many team members were involved when the conflict started and when it [...]

By Wendy| November 30th, 2020|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Breaking the mould: ESG as an Informational Function to Speaking Up in the Public Interest

We are in the midst of a regulatory arms race to rein in corporate power. Milton Friedman entered the stage during a slump in the economy in the 1970s, an ideal moment for him to influence the deregulation of the Reagan Era. Today, we find ourselves at another inflection point. Mounting global challenges, from climate [...]

By Wendy| August 5th, 2020|Uncategorised|0 Comments

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