by Kare Anderson | Sep 3, 2012 | behavior, Book, Choice, Connecting
Tired of the hot cross-accusations and name-calling around presidential campaign politics? Then why not jump into another hot skirmish: what’s happening between men and women? It’s already getting heated in advance of the launch of Hanna Rosin’s The End of Men and...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 24, 2012 | Book, Caring, Connecting
“…the glad-handing, truth-bending form of sales is a relic” is in the promotional copy for Daniel H. Pink’s new book, To Sell is Human. It always has been for some and always will be for others, despite our greater ability, today, to verify what we are told. That is...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 18, 2012 | Book, Co-Create, collaboration, Connecting
Remember how the jury consultant, played by Gene Hackman, attempted to bribe jurors in the movie Runaway Jury? It seems that jurors can be swayed by much less – by the same cues that affect us all in other settings. Here’s how. A college professor of Jayson Zoller...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 16, 2012 | behavior, Book, influence, Leadership, speaking
“Mr. President, you did not kill Osama bin Laden, America did. The work that the American military has done killed Osama bin Laden. You did not,” asserts Ben Smith, a former Navy SEAL in a 22-minute mini-documentary created by a group of former U.S....
by Kare Anderson | Aug 13, 2012 | Book, Caring, Humor
Groucho Marx dry groused, “People say I don’t take criticism very well, but I say what the hell do they know?” Steve Martin observed, when sharing this photo, “When comedians get together, there are thoughtful moments, too. “When they’re laughing, they’re listening,”...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 6, 2012 | behavior, Book, Choice, Conflict, Connecting, decisionmaking
Ashamed as I am to admit after all these years, my instinctive reaction is to defend or retreat still kicks into gear when I feel wronged or simply slightly mistreated. When others appear to be behaving badly, we tend to sink into our own feelings, blinding ourselves...
