Glossary
Terms from leadership, learning and AI, explained one at a time.
Circles of Growth
Five circles show where developing others starts, how far it reaches, and where we mostly listen and learn.
GlossaryLittle Greats
The tiny leaps that make people grow, and why leaders should celebrate them.
GlossaryCircle of Influence
Put your energy where you can make a difference. The idea is old, and Stephen Covey gave it its best-known picture.
GlossaryProtégé Effect
We learn more, and work harder at it, when we expect to teach someone else.
GlossaryLevel 5 Leadership
Humble about themselves, relentless about results. Jim Collins's name for the leaders behind lasting turnarounds.
GlossaryCognitive Offloading
Using notepads, calendars and now AI to lighten the load on our minds. Smart, up to a point.
GlossaryAutomation Bias
Our tendency to go with the machine's answer, even when the evidence points elsewhere.
GlossaryJagged Technological Frontier
AI shines at some tasks and stumbles on others that look just as hard. The line between them is hard to see.
Glossary70-20-10
A rule of thumb about where leaders learn. Useful, as long as nobody treats the numbers as law.
GlossaryForgetting Curve
A German psychologist memorized nonsense for months so we could see how memory fades.
GlossaryDesirable Difficulties
Some of what makes learning feel harder makes it stick longer.
GlossaryAndragogy
The art and science of helping adults learn, starting with what they already know.