by Kare Anderson | Apr 1, 2016 | behavior, Book
This headline, “Exec loses job after allegedly slapping toddler on plane,” is an anger-evoking true story that spread quickly. Understanding why can help you spread your ideas, piggybacking on certain kinds of momentous events. “High arousal” negative emotions such as...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 25, 2016 | behavior, Collective Clout, Collective Intelligence
I got this strange idea in eighth grade, nudged by my concerned father. To run for student body president is not a surprising decision for most outgoing, popular people. But I was neither. In fact I tended to daydream, read books that were not on the required list,...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 23, 2016 | behavior, Caring, Connecting
What should you do when things get tense in a group, and you’re tempted to make snide comments or worse? Why, turn to humor, of course. It can crack the fractious mood, drop the growing wall between us and even bring us closer. Yet only the right kind of humor can...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 20, 2016 | behavior, Listening
After Trump called Marco Rubio a “low life,” “nasty guy” and “choke artist,” Rubio sunk lower. Citing Trump, he said, “You know what they say about men with small hands.” And Trump called Cruz “a little baby: soft,...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 12, 2016 | behavior, Caring, Friendship, Likeability
“I swear, my dear. Sometimes our conversations remind me of a broken sword. She raised an eyebrow. Sharp as hell, he said, but lacking a point” wrote Brandon Sanderson in Warbreaker. Until you find the lure and the hook on which someone will bite, you...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 7, 2016 | behavior, Caring
Like many photographers before him, Gerald Zaltman was visiting remote areas of the world to capture images of people living lives far removed from those in the United States. Here’s what made his experience different. One morning, while walking through an...
