by Kare Anderson | Jan 12, 2016 | behavior, Caring, collaboration, Collective Clout
I got this strange idea in eighth grade. To run for student body president is not a surprising decision for most outgoing, popular students. But I was neither. In fact I tended to daydream, read books that were not on the required list, and sit in the table at the far...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 10, 2015 | Book, cause, Co-Create, collaboration
“I’d like for the last Guinea worm to die before I do,” Jimmy Carter said in his usual humble way when he announced that his cancer had spread to his brain. When The Carter Center launched the eradication campaign in 1986, over 3.5 million people in 21 countries had...
by Kare Anderson | Jul 18, 2015 | behavior, collaboration
When told to tackle the widespread child malnutrition in Vietnam in 1990 as an employee of Save the Children, Jerry and Monique Sternin could easily have become overwhelmed. Plus the country’s foreign minister told them, “You have six months to make a difference.”...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 30, 2014 | behavior, collaboration, Connecting, mutuality matters
Beginning with our first success in childhood, we become attached to what we believe are our strengths in temperament and talent, which enabled us to win. Why not? They seemed to be what makes us popular. We also are drawn to people who seem to act right – like us. We...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 22, 2013 | behavior, Book, Choice, collaboration
Instead of making new year’s resolutions again this year, which are notoriously hard to keep, why not set out on a concrete path to make the next chapter of your life more meaningful and satisfying? How? By “finding the thread that ties your story together” suggests...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 24, 2013 | behavior, Book, collaboration, Collective Clout, Collective Intelligence, Customer
Even with the priceless brand-building glow enjoyed by a few celebrity CEOs like Richard Branson and Tony Hsiehisn’t it strange that so few CEOs attempt the same success? Odder still, few companies tap the scalable, brand-building power of their employees. In fact, it...
