MNEESHA GELLMAN

Managers are prone to misattribute the causes of poor performance. They tend to over-emphasize motivation and under-emphasize other factors – in particular, lack of knowledge or skill. Poor performance has a lot more to do with poor management and failure to coach than with unwil...

There are almost always many different approaches to a particular problem, with no single “right way.” A lot of programmers get very good at advocating for their preferred way, but that doesn’t mean it’s the One True Path. 

Going head-to-head with people telling me I was Wr...

Cognitive theories of personality focus on the role of cognitive processes, such as perception, memory, and problem-solving, in shaping personality. These theories emphasize how individuals interpret and make sense of their experiences, which in turn influences their behavior and personality.