by Kare Anderson | Nov 25, 2020 | behavior, Caring, Collective Clout, Conflict, Connecting, Give Back, Likeability, Listening, mutuality
Perhaps one of the most vulnerable of moments is when someone criticizes you-especially if you are a government professional who is supposed to serve the public and may face more criticism than many other professionals but fewer options for how to react. Further, you...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 12, 2019 | Article, behavior, Caring, community, Connecting, contagion, entertainment, Friendship, Likeability, Listening, mutuality, Play, Sharing
One memorable early December some startled neighbors who were out walking by our home when we were, asked why we were carrying a fully-decorated Christmas tree up our steep uphill street in Sausalito, towards our home. Upon hearing our story, Martin, Jim, Ingrid,...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 4, 2018 | behavior, Conflict, Connecting, Friendship, Likeability, Listening
When I saw my dear friend, Daniel, walking down the hall toward me that morning I smiled and held up the book I’d gotten for him. When Daniel saw me he looked stricken. Then he quickly wheeled around and shot into the men’s room. Deeply hurt, I avoided him for several...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 20, 2016 | behavior, Listening
After Trump called Marco Rubio a “low life,” “nasty guy” and “choke artist,” Rubio sunk lower. Citing Trump, he said, “You know what they say about men with small hands.” And Trump called Cruz “a little baby: soft,...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 30, 2013 | behavior, Book, Caring, Connecting, Friendship, Likeability, Listening
“I swear, my dear. Sometimes our conversations remind me of a broken sword.” She raised an eyebrow. “Sharp as hell,” he said, “but lacking a point.” ~ Brandon Sanderson, Warbreaker Real Conversation Is Akin To Catching A Fish Until you find the lure and hook on which...
by Kare Anderson | Jan 23, 2013 | behavior, Book, Likeability, Listening, love
Dr. Pierre Mornell knew he’d hit a raw nerve when both men and women began fervently nodding during his lecture on “modern man’s main secret.” That was in 1987 yet a behavioral scientist I interviewed recently said it felt like yesterday when he sat in that agitated...
