by Kare Anderson | Feb 9, 2014 | behavior, Book, Leadership
Seek Out Those Who Don’t Act Right (Like You) 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 seem to be what makes us popular, even sought-after....
by Kare Anderson | Aug 16, 2012 | behavior, Book, influence, Leadership, speaking
“Mr. President, you did not kill Osama bin Laden, America did. The work that the American military has done killed Osama bin Laden. You did not,” asserts Ben Smith, a former Navy SEAL in a 22-minute mini-documentary created by a group of former U.S....
by Kare Anderson | May 7, 2011 | behavior, Book, Caring, collaboration, Collective Intelligence, Leadership, Learning, Likeability
In a New Yorker cartoon, a bored-looking couple are sitting apart on a couch, facing a smiling therapist who says, “Any healthy relationship requires fundamental acting skills.” Clearly the Michelangelo Effect is not in play. Couples who affirm and support each...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 8, 2009 | Leadership, Listening, Mentor, Team
Joe Lee was sitting at a table, rapidly counting rain jackets in a small room somewhere above the sumptuous lobby of the Jamaican hotel where I was to speak at a corporate conference the next morning. I did not know who he was then, although he looked familiar. I was...
