by Kare Anderson | Apr 8, 2014 | behavior
Writing of her secret life as a prostitute, a blogger with the pseudonym Belle de Jour had a backstory worthy of a movie script. In fact it was turned into a Showtime TV series. She wanted to have a satisfying next chapter of her life story so she wrote about it. You...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 17, 2014 | behavior, Book, Humor
Do they crack up laughing or squirm and turn away when you attempt humor? Want people to laugh with you? Dark humor, done right, may be key according to The Humor Code co-authors, Peter McGraw and Joel Warner who travelled the world in search of the answer. Can you...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 5, 2014 | behavior, Book, Choice
Sure Ellen DeGeneres sparked a most shared Tweet, a $3 million Samsung charity donation, a parody, and continuing, sometimes heated conversations. Yet even if aren’t a well-financed, likeable celebrity, you can also engage others, spread your idea and raise money....
by Kare Anderson | Feb 21, 2014 | behavior, cause, Collective Intelligence, community
What fervent belief does Vaishnavi Maganti, an 11th grader and Indian Impact brand ambassador in Hyderabad, share with Jeremiah Owyang, Crowd Companies’ Chief Catalyst and David Batstone, Not For Sale founder? An ardent belief that leveraging best talents with...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 20, 2014 | behavior, Book
“Anxiety, my old friend,” my friend Colleen Wainwright once wryly confessed. We women generally worry more than men. Yet it is vital to recognize the difference between worry and fear. How, for example, can we know when a fear for personal safety is...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 19, 2014 | behavior, Book, Caring, Customer
Co-contributor, Sandra Zoratti What should you do when someone cries or laughs at work? The same thing a go-giver, loving mother would do. Discern what provoked the emotion then seize the moment to support their greater self-understanding and confidence — and...
