by Kare Anderson | Mar 28, 2010 | behavior, Book, Caring, collaboration, Connecting
While happiness books are all the rage, none begin by showing us the inescapable first step to connecting with others. Yet having social ties is the single best predictor of a longer, healthier, more satisfying life. That seemingly mundane step? Attention. When...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 11, 2010 | Book, CrowdSource, Media, Member
See him passionately reading the bible on the street corner, while being videoed? Don’t avert your gaze and quickly walk around him. Take a closer look. You may be witnessing a clever method that you could adapt to drawing attention to your favorite cause, idea,...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 6, 2010 | behavior, Book, Caring, Choice, Friendship
Recently two friends broke trust with me. One offered to do something that was vital to me, didn’t and didn’t tell me. Another shared private information about me with a stranger who then told several people who work with me. I don’t know which...
by Kare Anderson | Feb 22, 2010 | behavior, Book, Connecting
“When you deeply listen and get where people are coming from, and then care about them when you’re there, they’re more likely to let you take them where you want them to go.” ~ Warren Bennis Thoughtful questions enable you to strengthen relationships. They can be...
by Kare Anderson | Jan 19, 2010 | Book, Collective Clout, community, decisionmaking
If villagers living in the midst of poverty and war can be nudged to work better together with just three simple rules (honed via a parental competition study) and a reward (money, in this case) then maybe your group (team, board, committee, etc.) could too:1. The...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 31, 2009 | behavior, Book, Connecting, Friendship
Just as Daniel Gilbert discovered in Stumbling on Happiness that we aren’t adept at knowing how happy we will be in the future, Gal Zauberman and John G. Lynch found that we get it wrong about how much free time we’ll have. They dryly dub this effect, “Resource...
