This war is ours

“Homo homini lupus” – Titus Maccius Plautus. The above quotation which means “man is wolf to man” was first used by the Roman play writer Titus Maccius Plautus. He lived almost 2000 years ago or, to be exact, from 254 BC to 184 BC. Some of you might have known this quote already, but attributed…

The Truth Is Out There

“The Truth Is Out There” – X Files. In the last weeks we’ve done an online survey with a few people who are reading this blog. As every good blog we wanted to learn a little more about our readers. In this online survey we included some questions related to personality. We analysed the responses…

All the data you ever need

“If you torture the data long enough, it will confess” – Ronald Coase. Let’s start this blog entry by challenging your imagination a bit. Imagine a big project. It doesn’t matter which project or in which industry. It could be a big construction project, an R&D project, a large marketing campaign or the introduction of…

Who Are You?

“Man’s main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality” – Erich Fromm. Personality is what describes a person. The personality of somebody includes his goals, his feelings, his emotions, his temperament and many other factors. It…

The secret of getting help

“If you need help bark like a dog” – George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings. This blog starts with the story of Kitty Genovese. A young women from a  middle-class Italian American family who lived in Queens in New York City. Like any young woman or man she was full of dreams and ambitions.…

Making good decisions

  “Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results” – Scott Adams. The quotation from above introduces today’s topic quite well. We are going to talk about decisions based on incomplete information. Something that happens quite often as we all know. The main effect of having incomplete…

Extraordinary Results

“I can prove anything by statistics except the truth” – George Canning. Do you remember your statistic classes at university? Hopefully yes, because statistics are a fantastic tool to describe the world we live in. This is because many things in our universe are way too complex to describe them in detail. Just think of…

How to make people identify with a team

“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule” – Friedrich Nietzsche. Our social life is dominated by different groups. Groups are formed in sports, in music, in political parties or even in religion. People like to form a group with other individuals of a similar mindset. It…

To deliver early or not to deliver early

“Better 3 hours too soon than a minute too late” – William Shakespeare. In many cultures being late is regarded as very impolite. That’s the reason why you usually invest in being punctual. Both in your private life as well as in business. For now we’ll assume that you’re doing just fine in your private…