On Gantthead.com I wrote two posts with “The Power Of… ” in the title. Yes. That’s all they have in common. “The Power of Habits, Rituals and Environments” and “The Power of Intermittent Reinforcement“. The Power of Intermittent Reinforcement “In an article called “What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage”, Amy Sutherland describes her …
If you drink tea together every day at 4pm, it becomes a ritual. If people start bringing cookies to go with the tea, the ritual becomes stronger. While you are drinking tea, you are part of this Tea-Drinking Group. When you are not in the ritual, you’re out of the group. The ritual creates boundaries …
If two people have the same view of the their world, hold similar belief systems, in other words, have congruent mental models, they understand each other with ease. Congruent mental models stimulate effective communication. If you want to synchronize your model with that of your conversation partner, you are looking for clues about his believe …
It is important for a project to have a specific culture. It is the culture of a group that determines what we think is essential and how we interact with others. It’s how we do thing around here. But not all individuals like the same culture. People have preferences. Some like plan-driven approaches. Some like …