Organizations may be better able to tame optimism than individuals are. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes individual optimism organization
People are very complex. And for a psychologist, you get fascinated by the complexity of human beings, and that is what I have lived with, you know, in my career all of my life, is the complexity of human beings. Daniel Kahneman beingcareercomplex share on social
You know, the standard state for people is 'mildly pleasant.' Negative emotions are quite rare, and extremely positive emotions are rare. But people are mildly pleased most of the time, they're mildly tired a lot of the time, and they wish they were somewhere else a substantial part of the time - but mostly they're mildly pleased. Daniel Kahneman emotionextremelylot share on social
There is research on the effects of 9/11, and you know, compared to the enormity of it, it didn't have a huge effect on people's mood. They were going about their business, mostly. Daniel Kahneman businesscompareeffect Change image and share on social
But before looking to the future, let's glance back at the road we've traveled these past two years because that is the source of much of the optimism we are all feeling about the future. Linda Lingle backfeltfuture Change image and share on social
In the successful organization, no detail is too small to escape close attention. Lou Holtz attentionclosedetail Change image and share on social