Abuse me? What? Why did I cough up $125.00 for The Bass Handbook of Leadership? My graduate professors insisted the book was the last word… now I have a 10-pound, 1,500-page book that may be incomplete. People talk about leadership every day. They throw the word out there and accept it from others as if […]
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The holiday party season is in full gear and that means lots of opportunities to meet new people, have some fun and expand your network. For those of us that revel in the reveling, it’s time to get out your ‘formal lampshade’, which, unlike those ‘skinny jeans’ you still have in your closet, should still
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When our mom’s taught us the magic words (please and thank you for those that have forgotten), the lesson was doubly valuable. Not only did we learn to mind our manners, we may have also learned an important insight into our own happiness. This week’s feature study explored the relationship between gratitude, health, moods and
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Ardent followers of Daniel Goleman’s work on Emotional Intelligence will be delighted to learn that new research suggests emotional intelligence, in the from empathy, may yield more than productivity gains. The Study: Psychologists at the University of Bonn conducted an international study exploring people’s ability to recognize emotions, Participants tasked with recognizing the emotions exhibited
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If you’ve attended one of my live workshops, you’ve probably heard me explain research showing that: people are six — count’em six — times more likely to do for you, than we are willing to ask for. I’ll bet you can think of someone that’s gotten something or done something you should have gotten or
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Political correctness sometimes gets a bad rap by people who think that it is just a way to censor their right to free speech; however, Cornell University has proven that it can actually increase the creativity of work teams that are comprised of both men and woman. This is challenging the idea that in order
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FACTS: Hardcore politico, long viewed as a hardened authoritarian, suffers a stroke. His voice and intonation were changed forever. He quickly went from being considered authoritarian by his party’s followers to compassionate. The question is…WHY? RESULTS: Researchers at the University of California looked at the vocal presence of charisma across different cultures and found that
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3-5 Smart Things to Consider Selling and the art of storytelling go hand in hand. The more complex our selling environment, the more complex our solutions tend to be. Increased competition forced the move from features & functions to visions and values selling. Selling vision and value is where the margin was but presented a
Stranger Danger! Even kids see though our hype… Read More »
It has always been thought that multitasking leads to poor performance, but that idea may now be a thing of the past. Researchers have found the opposite to be true for adolescents. During the study, it was found that young high-media multitaskers were better at weeding out distractions but performed worse when asked to focus
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Have you ever wondered why you choose the friends you choose, like the people you like, marry the people you marry? Instinctively, we’d probably answer by thinking about all the good things we see in those we hold closest – personality, values, interests but what about the bad stuff? Can negative feelings or experiences bond
Want a to create a great team or marriage? …Then bring on the PAIN! Read More »