by Kare Anderson | Feb 18, 2013 | behavior, Book, Choice, contagion
An anger-evoking true story that’s spreading today, “Exec loses job after allegedly slapping toddler on plane,” quickly moved Dan Schawbel to write on Facebook, “The headline should read ‘Exec gets deported from America after being a complete A@& on a...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 16, 2012 | behavior, Book, Caring, cause, contagion
Violence doesn’t happen out of nowhere, but kindness can. 1. Choose Your Spot for Bringing Out the Better Side in Others At first drivers were startled on their way to work when they passed the man on the curb of an Oakland, California, street. He was...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 26, 2012 | behavior, Book, contagion, decisionmaking
No you are not imagining it. Political insults are getting increasingly personal, widespread and intense – not just between candidates and their surrogates but amongst almost all of us at this point. Some friendships are shattering. Reputations smeared. Even formerly...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 9, 2011 | behavior, Book, contagion, Media
When one billionaire CEO lambasts another, labeling his technology the “roach motel of clouds” he is bound to make news. Few corporate CEOs would be that vividly denigrating except Oracle’s CEO Larry Ellison. Fewer still would deliver a lightening-quick, equally...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 10, 2011 | behavior, Book, Choice, contagion, decisionmaking
Reinventing himself when he arrived at college Sam, “who had never had much luck with women” successfully beguiled a string of women into one-night stands, leaving his male friends shaking their heads in wonder because the women, though dumped, saw him as “sensitive,...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 2, 2010 | behavior, cause, Choice, contagion, Humor, image, influence
Last year VW launched “The Fun Theory” contest for best ideas to evoke better behavior in us. My favorite experiment, with more than a million views, is “Piano Stairs.” Does turning a set of subway stairs into a real-life piano encourage people to use them? Yes, 66%...