by Kare Anderson | Jun 11, 2010 | behavior, Book, Caring, Connecting, Friendship
I met my high school boyfriend when I was upset and swung open my locker door so fast I banged him on the head as he was leaning into his locker. Not everyone can take such a first encounter in stride let alone retort with a grin, “If this is how you treat strangers...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 8, 2010 | behavior, Caring, Humor
“Cesar Milan says that when a dog sniffs you she’s gathering information. My dog is preparing an extensive dossier on me,” wrote Paula Poundstone. Humor is a way to get information about each other. How we evoke and respond to it says so much about how...
by Kare Anderson | May 30, 2010 | behavior, Friendship, partnering, Team
After the Lakers’ stinging defeat to the Suns what stuck in my mind was the image of Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher staying behind in the locker room after teammates had left to hash over what happened. The intense conversation was their singular focus. That’s a sure...
by Kare Anderson | May 17, 2010 | behavior, Team
College basketball’s “Final Four” playoffs had few superstars. Tom Davis of NBC Sports wrote, “This is being billed as the ‘No Name’ Final Four.” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said, “The megastar that you normally seem to find in these Final Fours isn’t...
by Kare Anderson | May 10, 2010 | behavior, Book, Conflict, Cooperation, Friendship, partnering
“’There was this joke that when the women who worked in the lab were stressed, they came in, cleaned the lab, had coffee, and bonded,” Dr. Laura Cousin Klein told Gale Berkowitz. “When the men were stressed, they holed up somewhere on their own. I...
by Kare Anderson | May 4, 2010 | behavior, Book, Connecting, Cooperation
It is the moment when people see your best side. That’s most likely to happen when you really click with a person or situation. Conversely a bad reaction can quickly spiral down into conflict, even enmity. What’s the most likely way for someone to see you at your...
