Have you ever been frustrated because your colleagues or direct reports did something very different from what you would do in the very same situation? Typically, you might think something was wrong with that person. Have you ever considered that you may be operating under some very wrong assumptions?
Most people have not heard of the "False Consensus Effect." It's a rather obscure psychological concept that describes a normal cognitive bias all us human beings have--even you as leader of your organization. However, as the name implies, it's a bias which is false.
You can read about it in "Your Colleagues Often DON'T Think Like You Think." Once you do, you might want to do some additional research on your own to reduce the frequency by which your thinking is thrown off--it will keep you from making some avoidable mistakes!
Dennis
Most people have not heard of the "False Consensus Effect." It's a rather obscure psychological concept that describes a normal cognitive bias all us human beings have--even you as leader of your organization. However, as the name implies, it's a bias which is false.
You can read about it in "Your Colleagues Often DON'T Think Like You Think." Once you do, you might want to do some additional research on your own to reduce the frequency by which your thinking is thrown off--it will keep you from making some avoidable mistakes!
Dennis
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