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Hulkenback

Hulkenback

But his performance also showed great flexibility. Let’s not forget the car has evolved a lot since he last drove it in Silverstone, and he had zero time to get a feel for these changes before he had to go out on track for qualifying. Additionally, Nico took ownership of the situation, being realistic after […]

Claire Williams Steps Down 2020

Claire Williams Steps Down 2020

From a behavioral perspective, it will be fascinating to see what this will do to the dynamics within the team. Change leads to unpredictability, and unpredictability triggers a stress response. If the team is able to frame this change and subsequent unpredictability as a challenge (instead of a threat), the stress response may push them […]

Perspective Taking

Perspective Taking

Max is in a car, going 250+ km/h. Only he can feel how the car is behaving on the track. Gianpiero Lambiase, Max’s race engineer at Red Bull Racing knows this. He also knows Max’s adrenalin levels are up the wazoo, and Max is a winner. About as competitive as they come. So this post […]

Black Lives Matter Needs White People

Black Lives Matter Needs White People

If there is one thing we know about the brain, then it is that it finds change very difficult. Established patterns are hard to break, opinions and convictions are hard to change. Two specific biases play a large role here. A bias is a subjective way of information processing that prevents us from acting based […]

#BlackLivesMatter

#BlackLivesMatter

I got away from that situation by standing up for myself. First physically, when I realized that the boys bullying me after school were actually only half my size. Then academically. By excelling in my studies, and letting their ignorance fuel my determination. So being a biracial woman hasn’t always been easy. And institutional racism […]

Maintaining a Healthy Work-Life Balance During Challenging Times

Maintaining a Healthy Work-Life Balance During Challenging Times

Accept that you will be less productive. A lot of people are having a very hard time with this. That’s understandable because let’s face it: if you have a full-time job and school-aged kids, you’re going through something right now. The same goes for people not used to working from home, or not accustomed to […]