Disruptive Biases
I hold the idea that the longer we own something, the more attached we become to it. More attachment means ownership feeling and the less likely that we shall be ready to dispose of it.
The Over or Excessive Bias
We observe this phenomenon in many facets of our lives. For example, loving somebody for long times excessively leads to a counter effect because of the feeling that we own this person. This results in developing feelings of ownership of this person to the extent we tempt to control/protect this person till (s)he runs away.
Overconfidence is another example. When we tend to be self-overconfident, we make mistakes because of our excessive-dependence. Leaders who fall in this trapping bias stop collaborating with others, or delegating tasks to them. Eventually, they become bound to making decisions that hurt them and the organization.
Over-expectancy bias provides another example. This bias leads us to explain results that are consistent with our expectations and not see the reality. We become blind to seeing emerging findings because they are inconsistent with our expectations.
The Over Bias Chaos
It is important to notice here that one bias may feed another bias, and this may send us rapidly into chaos. For example, the overconfidence balance and the over-expectancy bias feedback to each other and at one point their feedback may reach a tipping point that may throw us in chaos.
It is important to notice here that one bias may feed another bias, and this may send us rapidly into chaos
Ali Anani
We notice the chaos in meetings. If people have overconfidence in the leader then people have tendency to agree with her/him. Groupthink is the result where the possibility of having great discussions diminishes. We fall prey to the bias predator. This issue gets worse if the leader is the first one to speak up in a meeting. This is due to the fed of another bias- the overreliance to follow the first person who speaks. Two biases feeding each other may lead to misalignment and chaos. Still worse, if the leader has a confirmation bias with the over-tendency to accept suggestions that are consistent and confirm his thoughts.
The interaction of biases may take us into a spiraling loop. No wonder many meetings are futile and end up worse than we started them. To my amazement, I Googled for ways for move break such loops and almost got no results. This coincided with Harvey Lloyd sending me a slide on same topic in which he suggested a way to move out of such loops. I find the slide valuable and I am very happy that my friend Harvey permitted me to include in this buzz. It is worthy of your careful examination and deriving the right conclusions. In the slide Harvey mentions emotional intelligence (EI) For me, EI has a new definition. It is EI that moves us our of the emotional bias. Extremeness of emotions leads to their opposite effect and EI is there to contain this extremeness.
Slide provided to me by Harvey Lloyd
From the slide we can see how a leader may move her/his team to shared success and diverse goal success. This is only possible by being active listener, reflective of ideas and understanding of the issues under discussion. The leader realizes that there are emotional issues to deal with such as pride, embarrassment of being wrong and other emotional issues.
The big question is are we trying to prove that we are right instead of finding the truth? Our egos tend to send us in the wrong direction.
Ali Anani
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Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #44
Thank you Preston \ud83d\udc1d Vander Ven and I believe in this quote.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #43
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #42
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #41
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #40
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #39
Very wise your comment is Roberto De la Cruz Utria. You highlight a very important issue ".not listening or defending the opinions of other members within a team". Unfortunately, people tend to follow the leader and not stand for corrective opinions. The result is losing the way ahead. The behaviors of most leader tend to augment the behavior of the team members and thus further leading to the results we witness today.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #38
I am very glad that you highlighted this quote Franci\ud83d\udc1dEugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador. I believe in it and I am so glad that you do too. Thank you also for sharing the buzz
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #37
Harvey Lloyd to your new slide. It is worthy of your consideration. Harvey sent me a message with a slide showing the movement from shadow to ego to persona. The shadow is the place we behave unconsciously and drives our actions.
Pascal Derrien
منذ 5 سنوات #36
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #35
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #34
Your message swayed my mind with its depth and insights. I greatly appreciate that I have a friend of your caliber. I need to probe into the slide to gain more depth of it. My initial reaction- you have very powerful insights my friend Harvey.
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 5 سنوات #33
On either side of intelligence we have motivation, and purpose. Purpose is something that carries its own motivation. However both concepts should emanate from the same "human" shadow concept within a pursuit of well being extrinsically. I dropped you an email with the thought. Great discussion.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #32
Thank you for sharing the buzz Harvey Lloyd as you are the "hidden" author of it.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #31
You bring so many interesting points Harvey Lloyd. Let me start with your writing "Intelligence is not much different than a sword. The sword is not intelligent but the agent that wields it is. This brings forward two very salient facts. When to wield and when to sheath. Second what tells us the right choice". This is a highly important perspective. Knowing when to use and when not is the question. I may add here another suggestion. When to wield is accompanied for what purpose? Sometimes, a leader may use the sword for wrong reasons. The second point, which is of high importance, is "Intelligence is measured by those extrinsic to you". This is a deep thought and a leader is successful by fulfilling is prime duty- to lead with trust and purpose. If (s)he can achieve this then followers shall self-align. Great thoughts in this comment that deserve a post on their own.
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 5 سنوات #30
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 5 سنوات #29
#24 Ali \ud83d\udc1d Anani, Brand Ambassador @beBee describes. To stay within a leadership frame work here i would say that the motivation for EI is more important than the act itself. Intelligence is not much different than a sword. The sword is not intelligent but the agent that wields it is. This brings forward two very salient facts. When to wield and when to sheath. Second what tells us the right choice. In this leadership example we can discern that we must determine the wield state of the sword (Our tongue) from a deeper perspective than the mechanics of EI. If we start from the leader knowing that those in his/her charge must succeed also, EI flows naturally within the process. If i start with “me first” then EI will always be uncovered as a sword of self. Once we latch on to the fact, regardless of the leaders perspective, all must move forward, many of the current leadership trends make sense. Remove this and we see the empty suit leaders who say the right words, but appear shallow in action. Intelligence is measured by those extrinsic to you. I can state my intelligence but this only substantiates the internal bias loop of “me”. My intelegence is rated within those i lead and their growth. (Action)
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #28
Thank you Zacharias \ud83d\udc1d Voulgaris and your comment is assuring. I same the same wishes with you.
Zacharias 🐝 Voulgaris
منذ 5 سنوات #27
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #26
Fully agree with you Clau Valerio. I loved your buzz of today and as you mentioned in it a genuine smile can do the transformation. Sometimes a smile can have a great effect to transform us and others. Yes, we may undergo ,many transformations in our lives. Wise you are.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #25
I was pondering last night on the idea of a new buzz. It basically deals with disruptive change and the need of it to transform and not merely change incrementally. I am in full agreement with your comment dear Clau Valerio in which you wrote "new way to develop creativity, abandoning old beliefs and existing ways to sell, work, interact, communicate, convince, inform, direct, link and deal with the people to be". To transform is to move to a new state, new-self and not merely to be a better one. I am in full agreement with your sound comment. New thinking, new approaches, exploring new possibilities and imaginative ones, are among the factors to transform. You are very wise my lady.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #24
I am double-joyful to read your comment dear . One reason is your contribution a comment after sometime. Second, not an ordinary comment yours is. I enjoyed reading your deep thought here "The more we do a wrong idea/action/thing repeatedly the more the tendency to think we are doing the right thing". Yes, this is the time factor. The more we do, the more we own the wrong that we do. Soon, the adverse effect results. You are wise beyond your age my friend.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #23
This is a spot on comment Preston \ud83d\udc1d Vander Ven. I wrote recently that when we resist a feeling we produce its opposite. That is why I loved your comment in which you wrote "The prideful person resists this type of humility, and with a bias mind leads to disruption". This is a far-reaching thinking.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #22
SO, you are in agreement with the comment #25 ? Thank you for your response and educated comment.
🐝 Fatima G. Williams
منذ 5 سنوات #21
CityVP Manjit
منذ 5 سنوات #20
Remember that practically does not mean practice. It is through practice we demolish the model that looked practical - intelligence in its fullest form is when we are free of the crutches of a model or a formula or a method. That is the "intelligence" I strive for and when I attain it, realize how simple it actually is and how we design so much that gets in the way of that truth.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #19
This is a remarkable comment dear Debasish Majumder. You refere in a way to social intelligence and leading intelligence. It is so amazing that at this minute I am reading a post on this issue and how small matters make affect people surrounding us emotionally. This is a very interesting read. The link is https://www.ciphr.com/advice/success/ It is quite interesting that in this post the author gives a great example of the Over-Bias that I mentioned in this buzz. Here, is is a quote from this post on the over-bias that reads: "This may appear an obvious observation, but it was also found that if the decision was over-thought (too much time taken over an easy decision) then the opposite, negative, effect was seen"
Debasish Majumder
منذ 5 سنوات #18
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #17
Two important issues in your comment. 1- "We need to understand the label "intelligence" as the small i and the wisdom of intelligence as the big I". To this I agree 2- intelligence that is intelligent knows that placing the word intelligence to describe something does not make it "intelligent". Again, I agree. Describing an idea as genius when it is not doesn't make genius. That is why I loved the image provided by Harvey Lloyd because it defines intelligence practically.
CityVP Manjit
منذ 5 سنوات #16
Yes it is EI because that is the LABEL we have subscribed to it as a theoritical basis originally outlined by Daniel Goleman who came up with this idea. It is no more different to the label AI where the word "intelligence" serves as a SUFFIX to "artificial". Then there is BI which is a suffix to "business". Just because we want to see the word intelligent as actual intelligence is a totally different reality from the way intelligence is widely used as a suffix. We need to understand the label "intelligence" as the small i and the wisdom of intelligence as the big I. That is why I prefer to call the big I here as "Emotional WIsdom". You can either build on the work of Daniel Goleman and then that is an academic pursuit, or we can live the word and then the word intelligence ceases to be a definition or a suffix or a label - it is a lived and evolving reality well beyond the box we treat as a conceptual object. Intelligence that is intelligent knows that placing the word intelligence to describe something does not make it "intelligent". Lets stop placating the platitudes of emotional intelligence and recognize that we all operate at our own kind of intelligence, just as we operate at the level of our own unique DNA and cognitive development potential.
CityVP Manjit
منذ 5 سنوات #15
Yes it is EI because that is the LABEL we have subscribed to it as a theoritical basis originally outlined by Daniel Goleman who came up with this idea. It is no more different to the label AI where the word "intelligence" serves as a SUFFIX to "artificial". Then there is BI which is a suffix to "business". Just because we want to see the word intelligent as actual intelligence is a totally different reality from the way intelligence is widely used as a suffix. We need to understand the label "intelligence" as the small i and the wisdom of intelligence as the big I. That is why I prefer to call the big I here as "Emotional WIsdom". You can either build on the work of Daniel Goleman and then that is an academic pursuit, or we can live the word and then the word intelligence ceases to be a definition or a suffix or a label - it is a lived and evolving reality well beyond the box we treat as a conceptual object. Intelligence that is intelligent knows that placing the word intelligence to describe something does not make it "intelligent". Lets stop placating the platitudes of emotional intelligence and recognize that we all operate at our own kind of intelligence, just as we own operate at the level of our own unique DNA and cognitive development potential.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #14
Thank you CityVP \ud83d\udc1d Manjit for widening the discussions. EI may be used constructively or destructively. I am aware of people who manipulated other using emotional influence. But do we call this intelligence? I don't disagree with the examples that you provided and I have no problem with them. Like a knife we may use it to serve a purpose or to kill somebody. Dynamite is a great example. It was developed to break rocks and now it has many evils. Again, do we consider this EI?
CityVP Manjit
منذ 5 سنوات #13
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #12
My pleasure dear Jerry
Jerry Fletcher
منذ 5 سنوات #11
Dr. Ali, I look forward to your musings.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #10
Spot on your comment is Anne \ud83d\udc1d Thornley-Brown, MBA. I believe you have a gem of quote in your comment. That is " Chaos does not have to be loud to be disruptive". This is worthy of a post my friend. It is deep thinking. Yes, and I too wrote about groupthink and its ill-function. https://www.slideshare.net/hudali15/unequal-opposites
Anne 🐝 Thornley-Brown, MBA
منذ 5 سنوات #9
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #8
My friend Jerry, I wish I could disagree with you. I wrote a presentation on groupthink in which I showed the shortcomings of their functionality and how to override them. The presentation has about 20K views and a huge number of downloads. https://www.slideshare.net/hudali15/unequal-opposites I myself get most of my ideas when I am alone. However; I get inspirations from good mind like yours. Only today I got inspired by you for an idea of a buzz. This buzz is an inspiration from our friend Harvey Lloyd. Your relevant examples are an added proof and I hope not a sort of confirmation bias. Thank you for bringing this hugely important issue to the discussion.
Jerry Fletcher
منذ 5 سنوات #7
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #6
Good day Jennifer Leach-Trask. Your mind is functioning better than most of us. You found a way to highlight names by giving the link to the author web address. This is a smart idea. I wish your depression would go away very soon. I am glad that you find the buzz useful. Thank you
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #5
I understand that you wrote "We need to design tools that replace the origin-continuity of the lies? Many have the truth just to adapt to the lies, YOUR PURPOSE to leave a space for statistics TO MEASURE FORCES? Interestingly, there are statistical biases which tell lies and hide the truth.
Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #4
Dear Debasish Majumder- there is the emotional bias among the most important biases. This bias happens when our emotions become overly extreme and produce their counter effect. There is no denial that emotions are power; bin order to have a useful power from them they need to be within the range of "safety". I appreciate greatly your kind words and sharing of the buzz.
Debasish Majumder
منذ 5 سنوات #3
Ali Anani
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Ali Anani
منذ 5 سنوات #1