by Kare Anderson | Apr 27, 2018 | behavior, Cooperation
That saying “familiarity breeds contempt” may be true. We tend to take loved ones for granted over time, no matter how well-intended. Yet it is equally true that familiarity breeds acceptance. Thus it is easier to stick a new idea in someone’s mind if you can attach...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 9, 2018 | behavior, Collective Memory, Connecting, contagion
After the priest moved to a new parish he approached his superior to ask, “Would you mind if I smoked while praying?” and was, not surprisingly, turned down. If, instead he had said, “Would you mind if I pray while I am smoking?” he might have...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 4, 2018 | behavior, Conflict, Connecting, Friendship, Likeability, Listening
When I saw my dear friend, Daniel, walking down the hall toward me that morning I smiled and held up the book I’d gotten for him. When Daniel saw me he looked stricken. Then he quickly wheeled around and shot into the men’s room. Deeply hurt, I avoided him for several...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 5, 2018 | behavior, Connecting
Why do we instinctively like some people and find others irritating or worse? What makes us agree, buy, help… or not? Do your gut instincts help or hinder your “LQ” – Likeability Quotient? From an expert on gut instincts, gain insights about how to say it better...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 5, 2018 | Article, behavior, Connecting
“I had a doorbell moment this week,” Patricia said to Tracy. Both have sons serving in the same Marine unit in Iraq. She is describing the fear that grabs her the moment her doorbell rings unexpectedly, thinking that the officer on the other side has come...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 5, 2018 | behavior, Caring, collaboration, contagion
Opportunity is often inconvenient. Wrenchingly, yet ultimately insightfully, I had two days in one week which were filled with the kind of “character-building opportunities” that might seem funny…someday far off in the future. They included a tense...
