Conversation Agent - Valeria Maltoni

How Decisions Create Confidence and Behavior Creates Thought

“Most powerful is he who who has himself in his own power.” [Seneca] When we feel powerful we are more likely to act on things. In Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges by Amy Cuddy creates a conversation about the importance of understanding how we can learn to listen better and see the patterns that drag us down. First off, there is a difference between personal power and social power—because social power is earned and expressed through control over valued resources, she says, it requires some kind of control over others. We should seek to develop personal... Read more →

The Biggest Risk is to Take no Risks

When we become complacent, we stagnate. In Mind Over Matter, science writer K.C. Cole expands on the theme of complacency by drawing on biology. The books is a collection of themes for the Los Angeles Times and collected in a book through loosely joined threads. Of biology, Cole says: The only way to stay in place in the universe is to keep moving. You are always in movement relative to something, whether you can sense it or not. Equilibrium is always dynamic. In biological systems, neutrality is death. An organism that doesn't constantly put energy into fighting disintegration dies. “In... Read more →

45 Quotes on Innovation and Execution

Innovation is not just about coming up with new ideas —we have plenty of good ideas already. Execution is where innovation comes to fruition. But execution is work, so it sounds less sexy. In the spirit of inquiry, given our lifelong pursuit of good questions —mostly why questions— I've collected interesting nuggets from books and other readings that talk about execution and innovation to inspire us to lead with the questions. +++ 1. “Advocates of knowledge management as the next big thing have advanced the proposition that what companies need is more intellectual capital. While that is undeniably true, it's... Read more →