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 | Dec 16, 2011 | behavior, Choice, conference, Friendship, Give Back, Likeability
After a priest moved to a new parish he approached his superior one afternoon to ask, “Would you mind if I smoked while praying?” and was, not surprisingly, turned down. Yet how one makes a request has a huge impact on whether it will be granted. For...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 21, 2011 | behavior, Book, collaboration, Collective Intelligence, Connecting, Friendship, Listening, Sharing
Odd things can happen when hanging out with those who don’t act right, like you. I got unexpected insights when, with two friends, I walked through the Steins Collection of paintings by Matissse, Picasso and other avant-garde painters in bohemian Paris. In most every...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 26, 2011 | behavior, community, Friendship, Local, Meetings, Member, Mentor, Peer2Peer, Sharing, Visual
Even Michael Skoler who leads Public Radio International’s interactive activities was surprised by the huge turnout for Ira Glass’ live version of his popular radio show, This American Life. Wrote Gigaom’s Mathew Ingram, “More than 30,000 watched the first digital...
by Kare Anderson | Jan 1, 2011 | behavior, Connecting, Friendship
Want to to kick off your new year in a way that will spur growth, enable you to savor time with others and create fresh meaning in your life? Try this …. Create a Mutually-Reinforcing Group Ritual For over a decade in Lake Oswego, Oregon, eight women, including...
by Kare Anderson | Nov 7, 2010 | behavior, Book, Connecting, Friendship
There’s a Relationship Revolution bubbling up and you’ve probably seen signs of it. Rain or shine, for over a decade, my college friend Jane Burns has been walking the same route in Lake Oswego every morning at 7:00 am with the same hardy group of women. Neighbors yet...
