The freedom of choice has become deeply ingrained in our social fabric. The ‘satisficing’ concept was first proposed by Herbert A. Simon, who created the portmanteau by combining the words ‘satisfying’ and ‘sufficing’. He developed the idea in 1956 as a way of explaining a particular form of decision-making known or cognitive heuristic. Simon believed that when satisficers are presented with …
Exploring the Harrison Paradoxes of achievement
The feeling of achievement has a lot to do with how we perceive and approach a certain task. The Harrison Paradoxes are were constructed in a way that two aspects of cognitive or behavioral issues, which may seem contradictory at first but instead work, hand-in-hand. Together, we explore three paradoxes of achievement and observe their implementation in our daily lives: …
Discussing the Harrison Paradoxes of motivation
Sustained motivation is the balance of self-motivation and stress for each individual in any field of their life. The Harrison Paradoxes are were constructed in a way that two aspects of cognitive or behavioral issues, which may seem contradictory at first but instead work, hand-in-hand. Together, we explore three paradoxes of motivation: The Paradox of motivation is seen when an …
Defining and coaching defensive individuals
We have all come across at least one individual that does not take constructive criticism well. Instead of looking at it as a way to improve, many a time people think that their insecurities are being picked at, which is why the approach to coaching them must be tailored towards sensitivity. In the paradox of self, defensive people are high …
Coaching laser logical employees to trust their hunches more
A major issue with the more practical industry workers, like engineers, accountants, data analyzers, etc. is their reliability on hard data. Many times in corporate situations, one needs to have the ability to trust their gut and intuition because it is possible that they aren’t many data points present to make a decision, at that moment in time. The apprehension …
Being constructive and assertive at the workplace
Many times being dominant comes off as rude and contradictory to the supervisors of a department. While an individual might be doing their best to be helpful and come up with new ideas, it is not ideal to rub a superior the wrong way. Using the Harrison Paradoxes, Mr. David Klaasen shows us how to be assertive and helpful, rather …
Neurology behind achievement and motivation
Staying motivated is a tough call for many of us and sometimes on top of that, we feel as though our accomplishments are not enough, with respect to the tasks completed or the work left to get to. Have you ever wondered why this reaction might occur? Neurologically, we must understand the root causes of such feelings. The main aspects …
Do Counselors Need Counseling? The Importance of Self-Care
Have you ever come across a doctor who never falls ill? Who doesn’t need medication or even sometimes a consultation from another doctor? I hardly find this to be a realistic thought. The human being is a very complex creature; there can never be an exact science when it comes to the matters of the mind. The mind, body, and …
Tips to newcomers in the field of consulting
Changing your field or newly coming into the world of consulting might actually have more benefits than you would think. The fact that you have experience in another field that you could implement to have a more holistic and in-depth element into your problem-solving skills. Branding yourself in a field is important to be able to make a mark and …
Can you change the managerial and cultural outlook as a consultant?
One of the toughest but most essential jobs of a consultant is to bring about change in the organization. Granted, that is what you are hired to do but many a time the business owners themselves would not be comfortable with the changes you are suggesting. In order to implement change in a company, it is important to change the …