by Kare Anderson | Sep 1, 2012 | Caring, Listening, Self-Led, Sharing
Do some people stop listening before you stop talking? Consider this. When stressed one symptom is that it is literally harder to hear other people. And anyone who says they don’t feel fearful sometimes in the face of this wildly uncertain economy is in deep denial....
by Kare Anderson | Aug 2, 2012 | Connecting, decisionmaking, Listening, Media
When we feel manipulated we usually resent it. More often we are not aware of hidden cues that affect our emotions and actions. A pattern, movement, seemingly inconsequential gesture or other “signal” unconsciously influences how we feel about someone or...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 18, 2011 | Caring, Choice, Conflict, Connecting, Give Back, inspiration, Likeability, Listening, love, Sharing
Holidays are times of great loving and loneliness and we often don’t know who is experiencing which. For many it is a bit of both. For us all this can be a prime time for kindness, sometimes by sharing what we have. And kindness is often unspoken. “An eye can threaten...
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 | Oct 31, 2010 | Book, Caring, Choice, Listening
Got a business? Nervous about your future? Anyone who says they don’t feel fearful sometimes in the face of this uncertain economy is in deep denial. One symptom, research shows, is that it is literally harder to hear when we’re stressed. That’s a signal to savvy,...
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...
