Comments on: The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig http://teck.in/the-halo-effect-by-phil-rosenzweig.html Updates on SMS, mobile, web development, information technology, management and the internet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:22:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joseph HumBurbersin http://teck.in/the-halo-effect-by-phil-rosenzweig.html/comment-page-1#comment-17975 Joseph HumBurbersin Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:16:23 +0000 http://teck.in/?p=1414#comment-17975 Gutter protection can keep your house protected by keeping leaves from filling your and causing water to spill over the side causing deterioration to fascia boards, siding and landscaping. Gutter guards are very cost effective compared to the expense having your house waterproofed would be. Gutter protection can keep your house protected by keeping leaves from filling your and causing water to spill over the side causing deterioration to fascia boards, siding and landscaping. Gutter guards are very cost effective compared to the expense having your house waterproofed would be.

]]> By: Jayasankar http://teck.in/the-halo-effect-by-phil-rosenzweig.html/comment-page-1#comment-11728 Jayasankar Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:18:40 +0000 http://teck.in/?p=1414#comment-11728 PP - indeed. Some of the new, pathetic persona dev books like 'i bought ferrari', stuff from donald trump etc shoud be read for their joke value :-). BD - Interessant! :-). That is perhaps the K.Karunakaran method of leadership, very familiar to every malayali. A bias for action is needed, but there should also, I think be a conscious attempt at taking breaks from it and looking inside. Now this will be very tough for many who have an instinct, drive towards never ending action, but the problem is someone who does just that will be following the existant mythos, not building a new one. He'll be a potential steve ballmer, not steve jobs. There are people who seemingly marry these contradictory qualities, like Andy Grove of Intel. Do check up on his writings and biography when you get time. Super great. PP – indeed. Some of the new, pathetic persona dev books like ‘i bought ferrari’, stuff from donald trump etc shoud be read for their joke value :-) .

BD – Interessant! :-) . That is perhaps the K.Karunakaran method of leadership, very familiar to every malayali. A bias for action is needed, but there should also, I think be a conscious attempt at taking breaks from it and looking inside. Now this will be very tough for many who have an instinct, drive towards never ending action, but the problem is someone who does just that will be following the existant mythos, not building a new one. He’ll be a potential steve ballmer, not steve jobs. There are people who seemingly marry these contradictory qualities, like Andy Grove of Intel. Do check up on his writings and biography when you get time. Super great.

]]> By: bombaydosti http://teck.in/the-halo-effect-by-phil-rosenzweig.html/comment-page-1#comment-11688 bombaydosti Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:18:23 +0000 http://teck.in/?p=1414#comment-11688 Hey, Jay, good one..! There is a statistic for all opinions. One cannot disagree with you, on this one, can they? However, I have recently been thinking about the idea, that leaders need to be biased, about their views. Even when there are complexities in life, I think a leader would be able to act in complete confidence only when he truly believes that his method is the best - for which these days, I am leaning towards the belief that they need to be biased. When I say biased, I mean, that the ability to see all sides, would sometimes give you doubts about your decision. I agree that , at some point, they need to be cognizant of the other side and take the decision confidently. However, I wonder, what the balance of that knowledge would be. Would not a bias help more for action? And in any case, there are so many factors which determine success, so why even acknowledge the other side??? This search for truth, is a tricky business. Academicians need to do that, and probably bureacrats need to give the report to the leader, but should the leader acknowledge? Just a thought... would love to hear your views... Hey, Jay, good one..! There is a statistic for all opinions. One cannot disagree with you, on this one, can they? However, I have recently been thinking about the idea, that leaders need to be biased, about their views. Even when there are complexities in life, I think a leader would be able to act in complete confidence only when he truly believes that his method is the best – for which these days, I am leaning towards the belief that they need to be biased. When I say biased, I mean, that the ability to see all sides, would sometimes give you doubts about your decision. I agree that , at some point, they need to be cognizant of the other side and take the decision confidently. However, I wonder, what the balance of that knowledge would be. Would not a bias help more for action? And in any case, there are so many factors which determine success, so why even acknowledge the other side??? This search for truth, is a tricky business. Academicians need to do that, and probably bureacrats need to give the report to the leader, but should the leader acknowledge? Just a thought… would love to hear your views…

]]> By: pp http://teck.in/the-halo-effect-by-phil-rosenzweig.html/comment-page-1#comment-11686 pp Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:44:58 +0000 http://teck.in/?p=1414#comment-11686 This book sounds completely fascinating. I love it when people challenge precepts that are so common and accepted, its not even thought about anymore. It's so true, like you said, the application of this in real life. People, even those who are participating, so easily attribute good qualities to success and negative ones to failure, like they're unconsciously following some universal formula. A sunken yet shining example of this mentality and others covered in the book may be seen in any reality show that airs on TV. That last line about searching for the secrets of success revealing more about the searchers just hums with sarcastic truth. All in all, I'm happy I read this review and will be happier when I read the book! Thanks! This book sounds completely fascinating. I love it when people challenge precepts that are so common and accepted, its not even thought about anymore. It’s so true, like you said, the application of this in real life. People, even those who are participating, so easily attribute good qualities to success and negative ones to failure, like they’re unconsciously following some universal formula. A sunken yet shining example of this mentality and others covered in the book may be seen in any reality show that airs on TV. That last line about searching for the secrets of success revealing more about the searchers just hums with sarcastic truth. All in all, I’m happy I read this review and will be happier when I read the book! Thanks!

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