Here are links to the previous issues of Point Lookout that touch on problem solving and creativity. Bookmark this page. Or browse the Point Lookout archive by date. Subscribe now.
Coming April 14: What Micromanaging Is and Isn't- Micromanaging is a particularly dysfunctional pattern of management behavior, involving interference in the work others are supposedly doing. Confusion about what it is and what it isn't makes effective response difficult. Available here and by RSS on April 14.
And on April 21: Choice-Supportive Bias- Choice-supportive bias is a cognitive bias that causes us to evaluate our past choices as more fitting than they actually were. The erroneous judgments it produces can be especially costly to organizations interested in improving decision processes. Available here and by RSS on April 21.
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