Productivity Challenges in Quarantine: The Procrastination Problem.
Introduction The coronavirus pandemic is being an unprecedented event for society. The magnitude of the problem created a need for preventive measures. Among them is quarantine – an indication from the government for individuals and families to stay inside their homes and avoid social contact. Its fulfillment results in social distancing, necessary to slow down […]
The Seven most Common Errors Management and Leadership
Developing good leadership in the workplace in the face of numerous challenges is not an easy task. And if the leader seeks to be an ethical leader in his role, it seems to me that the challenge is even greater. But what is ethical leadership? According to Brown, Treviño and Harrison((Michael E. Brown, Linda K. […]
Doubt and Certainty
Since the beginning, the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has raised many questions, reflections and studies in all areas of knowledge. Not for less. We live in a historic and unique moment that has impacted citizens from all over the world; here in Brazil we do not escape the rule. In our case, supported by a fragile […]
Netflix’s Plataform and the problem of artificial solidarity creation
Launched on March 20, the Spanish moivie The Plataform, original Netflix’ production is raising the attention of critics and audiences, both for its nuisance style of filming and scenes graphically shocking, recalling the movement of New French Extremity, headed by Gaspar Noé, especially for his feature film Irreversible, from and very well defined by Alexandra West in her book Films of […]
Aristotle, the waspish
Before Leonardo DaVinci appeared with his skills as a multi-tasking scientist/artist, the “jack of all trades” title could very well have been attributed to Aristotle. The Greek philosopher constantly tested the threshold between thinking and experiencing, proposing empirical and methodical data collection as a formidable way to meet human intellectual hunger. This procedure came in […]
Mindfulness as a meditation practice and as an individual and collective characteristic
Mindfulness popularity in the academic and organizational realm is been increasing in the last years, being used as tool for increasing the organizational performance and increasing the well of being of it’s members. This article intends to bring some definitions for the mindfulness construct, used not only to describe a meditation practice, but also an […]
A Google aid for public health agents to combat Covid-19
In the universe of big private organizations, there is an exponential growth trend in the use of Big Data and Data Analytics to aid decision making, especially as a means of prospecting and planning, but also in times of crisis. The practice is generalized and is shared by the different areas organizations – credit risk rating agency, insurance brokers, companies streaming and sports teams, each one to his own way. […]
Does my face belong to me?
Present in countless public places around the world, systems that capture facial images and process them from large biometric databases are often piloted by governments that say they are concerned with the safety of the population and the prevention of terrorist attacks and other incidents. That the cameras inhibit crimes or assist in their investigation, […]
Mindfulness as a practice and Mindfulness as a trait
Today mindfulness research is one of the fastest ascending lines of scholarship, with its influence extending beyond peer-reviewed studies, having a large adoption of the practice in development and training programs of corporations, featuring in news programs, scientific journals devoted to the study of the subject and even apps that can be downloaded in almost […]
Virtues for the protection of life
What virtues do we need to protect someone’s life? When we understand that each person has a value in herself, we reject actions that humiliate, mistreat or incur someone’s life. The person herself, the target of these actions, may complain in this situation, seeks for her rights. But what if this person has no capacity […]