April 2025

At the individual level, visualization is a powerful tool for enhancing one’s own performance, whether in athletic competition or in business tasks that demand personal excellence. High-performing individuals – be it an archer aiming for the bull’s-eye or a CEO preparing a keynote speech – often attribute their consistent success in part to the mental […]

In 1956, the cognitive psychologist George A. Miller proposed that the average person can hold about seven pieces of information in their working memory at any given time. Nearly seventy years later, amid the distractions of email, instant messaging, and back-to-back meetings, even that seems optimistic. Despite best intentions, many professionals spend their days reacting

This three-part series explores risk through three lenses – individuals, teams, and leaders – drawing insights from research into risk and applying them to everyday professional life. Part 1 focuses on the individual and draws parallels from adventure sports and business. In Part 2, we shift focus from the individual to the team. In other

In Part 1 we focused on the individual and risk taking. In Part 2, we shift focus from the individual to the team. In other words, from solo risk-taking to the dynamics of risk in teams. High-risk decisions often happen in group contexts: a team of climbers planning an ascent, a group of paragliders gauging

In Part 1 we focused on the individual and risk taking. In Part 2, we moved from the individual to the team, from solo risk-taking to the dynamics of risk in teams. In the final part of our series, we examine risk-taking through the eyes of leaders. Whether it’s the leader of a climbing expedition