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August 8, 2013 by tragan

Change How You Think About Change

Wonderfully concise article about more effective ways to think about change -- definitely worth taking a couple of minutes to read this! ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself

August 1, 2013 by tragan

Transformative thinking?

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Filed Under: Transforming yourself

July 15, 2013 by tragan

Do you feel manipulated? All the time?

One of my concerns about our modern society is the amount to which we are being manipulated to do things that, upon reflection, most decidedly are not in our own personal best interests. Of course, I  understand and appreciate the argument that as ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Aldous Huxley, B.F. Skinner, Classical conditioning, Food, Ivan Pavlov, United States, Washington Post

July 1, 2013 by tragan

Willful Blindness (book review)

Recently I read Margaret Heffernan's book "Willful Blindness" (2011, Random House).  The byline of the book really says it all: "Why we ignore the obvious at our peril"... In my own research work,  I have been pondering this concept of "willful ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Blindness, Book, Decision making, Health, Law, Margaret Heffernan, Random House, Willful Blindness

July 1, 2013 by tragan

Wealth distribution in America. Frightening.

The great capitalists of their day -- like Henry Ford -- clearly saw the need for a strong and growing middle class to buy their products. We would do well to remember that a strong and prosperous middle class acts as a shock-absorber for society. ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Economic inequality, Global financial system, Henry Ford, Middle class, United States, Wealth

June 16, 2013 by tragan

Before complaining about your job…

... review this list of "worst jobs in the world" taken from Lapham's Quarterly, a magazine of history and ideas. Then decide whether your complaint is reasonable! ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: jobs, Lapham's Quarterly, worst jobs

June 4, 2013 by tragan

Obesity: Toxic behavior #1 and growing…

I came across an infographic today (included below) that lays out the costs of obesity. In the USA, one out of every 3 adults clocks in as obese; in Canada it is currently 1 in 4. Not only shocking, but I don't see it shrinking anytime soon... My ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Canada, Conditions and Diseases, Health, Nutrition and Metabolism Disorders, Obesity, Overweight, Sedentary lifestyle, United States

June 3, 2013 by tragan

Ads/trailers for “Men Behaving Badly” (Cdn.edition)

I weighed in on the current shenanigans playing out in Canadian federal and municipal politics: the Mike Duffy/Senate expenses story, and the Mayor Rob Ford/crack smoking video allegation. Here is my blog post satirizing it all as a new Canadian ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Canada, Ethics, Mike Duffy, Programs, Reality television, Rob Ford, scandal, Television

June 2, 2013 by tragan

New reality show: Men Behaving Badly (Canadian edition)

I don't usually resort to commenting on either politics or TV shows. I want to stay above the fray, I honestly do. Still, it is pretty hard not to have some strong negative opinions about the 2 current pilot episodes of the new reality series show ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: accountability, Canada, Duffy, Ethics, Men Behaving Badly, Mike Duffy, Nigel Wright, Ottawa, Prince Edward Island, Rob Ford

May 15, 2013 by tragan

Want to transform into a high performance business?

I've been thinking about this question a lot lately, as I work to better relate my own "transformation" value proposition into language meaningful and attractive to my clients. I mean, who wouldn't want to own and operate a "high performance ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Transforming yourself Tagged With: Business, business model, Business process, Business Services, Consulting, Management, Manufacturing, Strategic planning

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