by Kare Anderson | Jul 12, 2012 | behavior, Book, Caring, Friendship
When I was a reporter covering business trends and profiles of executives throughout Europe the stories usually fascinated me, yet I was often more struck by the off-hand advice of my interpreter, a young French woman. Amélie has become a lifelong friend, by the way....
by Kare Anderson | Jun 28, 2012 | behavior, Book, Co-Create
What’s next for you? What do you really want to Dare Dream Do now? See this holiday as an opportunity to reach deep inside to consider what you are most called to do at this time in your life. What’s atrophied inside your soul? Most of all what are the passionate...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 19, 2012 | behavior, Book, Conflict, decisionmaking
Long ago one of my heroes, the unflappable and well-liked Howard Raiffa once said something like, “It is easier to deal with a jerk who knows what he wants than a pleasant person who doesn’t.” He also offered this gem in his classic book, The Art and Science of...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 9, 2012 | behavior, Book, Caring
When you feel affronted pause before responding and recall this French proverb: “Write injuries in sand, kindnesses in marble.” Here’s one mighty helpful reason why. Whatever we praise we encourage to flourish. Unfortunately there’s a damaging flip side....
by Kare Anderson | May 31, 2012 | behavior, Book, Friendship
George O’Leary’s lies cost him the Notre Dame coach’s job in 2001 and lying about his resume cost Yahoo CEO, Scott Thompson his job. Yet how common is lying? Truth One How often do most of us lie? About every 10 minutes. Not you, of course, which may...
by Kare Anderson | May 28, 2012 | behavior, Book, Collective Intelligence, Connecting
How We Tell Others Who We Are On this Memorial Day weekend, what are we signaling when we flood Facebook with slogans and images of salutes to our troops and the “Likes” that follow? Certainly we intend to honor soldiers who serve our country, yet there’s more to this...
