by Kare Anderson | May 27, 2009 | Book, Conflict, Connecting
He takes a stupid stand. (Translation: he hit my hot button.) My first response is to dislike him. (Apparently that’s a universal reaction.) My distaste shows on my face and in my tone, despite my attempt to cover my feelings in a cloak of civility. Even friends or...
by Kare Anderson | May 9, 2009 | behavior, Book, Choice
In Star Trek two heroes in-the-making, one impulsively intuitive, the other straining to be rational, recognize they can learn from each other. So can women and men. How do you react in a hot situation?”A thought comes when it will, not when I will,” wrote...
by Kare Anderson | May 1, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Like scent, humor has extremely offensive or captivating effects on us, depending on the kind. In the past two posts I described two kinds, unifying and divisive. The third is humorless. Are you? Frank Tyger suggest that, “The ultimate test of whether you...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 28, 2009 | Humor
Humor requires a target. If you make a bulls-eye out of someone weaker, particularly if you initiate the attack, you look like a bully. Take aim, instead, at the powerful. Or, rather than getting upset, consider yourself lucky when someone makes you a target first....
by Kare Anderson | Apr 28, 2009 | Collective Clout, Collective Intelligence, Connecting
The shocking moment for rising stars is when they meet someone who’s rising faster. For some of us this happens in fourth grade, for others it’s in college or on a job. The good news is that you’ve still got a way to get ahead. Even now. And it’s more fun. Hear how in...
