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Getty Images Every so often I receive a message from a recent graduate or underclassman looking for an informational interview. I'm always happy to make time in my schedule to chat. In fact, I ...
Job interview candidates who describe a “Target” they set themselves instead of an externally imposed “Task” emphasize their own intrinsic motivation to perform and to develop their performance. Action: What did you do? The interviewer will be looking for information on what you did, why you did it and what the alternatives were.
Escalation is the process of increasing or rising, derived from the concept of an escalator. Specific uses of the term include: Cost escalation, an increase in the price of goods; Conflict escalation, an increase in the intensity of a conflict; Escalation hypothesis, a theory in evolutionary biology; Escalation of commitment, an aspect of game ...
Escalation of commitment is a human behavior pattern in which an individual or group facing increasingly negative outcomes from a decision, action, or investment nevertheless continue the behavior instead of altering course. The actor maintains behaviors that are irrational, but align with previous decisions and actions.
For example if there are 100 chips in the pot and the bet for 50 chips with no more chips to enter the pot, you must call 50 chips for a chance at 200. One only needs to win better than 25% of the time for the bet to be net positive, so a "bad call" ie: 2 undercards which is winning around 40% of the time would be a long term winning play, not ...
Vertical privilege escalation, also known as privilege elevation, where a lower privilege user or application accesses functions or content reserved for higher privilege users or applications (e.g. Internet Banking users can access site administrative functions or the password for a smartphone can be bypassed).
In the military, de-escalation is a way to prevent military conflict escalation. A historic example is the teaching harvested from the Proud Prophet war simulation of a conflict between the US and the USSR, which took place in 1983. In war-time diplomacy, de-escalation is used as an exit strategy, sometimes called an "off-ramp" or "slip road ...
A well known example of escalation archetype is the arms race. The idea is that in the arms race two (or more) parties are competing to have the strongest army and weapons. An example is the race in producing nuclear weapons by the United States and the Soviet Union that was an important factor in the Cold War. Over the time, each party can get ...