@sociology @socialpsych

On #organizations:

Here "Sociopaths" is a shorthand for the Protestant-Ethic will-to-power types who drive an organization to function despite itself.

"Among the Sociopaths, status is irrelevant. Table stakes and skill at using them is what matters. Sociopaths pay attention to what you have, and how well you bargain with it. Not who you are."

https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2010/10/14/the-gervais-principle-iv-wonderful-human-beings/

The full DC Circuit in a 7-4 decision set aside a 3-judge panel's March ruling that paused lower court decisions blocking Trump from removing Gwynne Wilcox from the National #Labor Relations Board #NLRB & Cathy Harris from the #Merit Systems Protection Board #MSPB.

Monday's decision puts back in place 2 judges' decisions that upheld federal laws barring #Trump from removing members of the labor boards at will.

"You don’t get what you deserve; you get what you negotiate."

"What distinguishes #Powertalk is that with every word uttered, the power equation between the two speakers shifts just a little. Sometimes both gain slightly, at the expense of some poor schmuck. Sometimes one yields ground to the other. Powertalk in other words, is a consequential language."

Venkatesh Rao: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/11/11/the-gervais-principle-ii-posturetalk-powertalk-babytalk-and-gametalk/

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6 fired federal workers will be temporarily reinstated after a decision this week by the #Merit Systems Protection Board, the first step toward what lawyers representing fired employees hope will be the restoration of thousands of jobs cut by the #Trump admin, #ElonMusk & #DOGE.

The board, an independent agency that considers appeals from #FederalWorkers about #employment actions, announced its decision late Tues.

The order appeared limited to the 6 #FederalWorkers in the case, but offered a measure of hope for thousands of government workers seeking to be reinstated. Lawyers for the workers said in a statement that they would now work to expand the order “to cover all probationary federal employees who were unlawfully terminated.” The #Merit Systems Protection Board ordered that the employees be reinstated for 45 days while the Office of #SpecialCounsel investigates their cases.

"Racism is the expression and exercise of a power relationship."
"You don't vote far right out of misunderstanding or lack of education but to defend a racial order."
"You've achieved a little status and you don't want to be robbed of the fruits of your labour."

… translated from Dr. Félicien Faury (fr): https://peertube.stream/w/heJhX85bBz4Xr2XQZ6mPqp

When a growth mindset environment emerges, “equality happens”.

Carol Dweck tells a story of a Chicago high school that distributed “Not Yet” grades instead of failing grades.
Carol Dweck relates the power of “yet”: When students see the word "yet", they build confidence to continue and persist with their learning, making mistakes and working from them.
Here is the TED talk by Carol Dweck on "the power of believing that you can improve": https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve

@jonan_gallas @RFancio

[…]
"What makes the ‘#growth mentality’ so appealing, Carol Dweck discovered, is that it creates a passion for learning rather than this thirst for approval. Its hallmark is the belief that human qualities like intelligence and creativity, and even relational capacities like love and friendship, can be cultivated through effort and practice. Not only are people with this mindset not discouraged by failure, they don't actually see themselves as failures in these situations, they see themselves as learners."

Samah Karaki, doctor in #neuroscience, wrote in her book "Le talent est une fiction"

@edutooters @psychology