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Don Draper may have considered the first levels of Maslow sufficient when he delivered his most memorable clapback. Image credit Reddit u/dog_visual However, evidence suggests that emotional needs may be more primary than base ones, such as income safety. Provide meaning first In the timeless Holocaust memoir, Man's Search for Meaning , Viktor Frankl asserted that meaning in life is a pre-requisite for survival. During his time in Dachau concentration camps, Frankl witnesse

Recently, my teammate and I simultaneously went off camera on a tedious call with a difficult partner. Later, when we checked on each other, it turned out that we both felt so much rage that we spontaneously broke into sets of curls and push-ups. Unfortunately, one doesn't always think to go off camera to burn off steam, or mute ourselves to scream; and sometimes we're stuck in a room with nowhere to hide. Anger can be a very destructive force at work and at home, but lessons

It may not be coincidence that public speaking is often cited as the biggest human fear, yet communication skills are one of the most highly desired skills for employers . Fortunately, much like we all can be good artists through very little effort , we can also significantly improve written and verbal present ation skills with a few small changes. One idea only People don't have the capacity to recall much information . To combat this, give your audience focus and clarity wi

Summary Successful adaptation requires two traits: mutation and selection. When executives develop too much confidence, they can over-bias selection using components and specialists vs. generalist resources who excel at mutation . Executive over-confidence is often derived from observer bias—a subjective interpretation of limited information—demonstrated by an over-emphasis on a limited set of KPIs. However, there are always unmeasurable factors in complex systems that, when