by Kare Anderson | Sep 10, 2020 | Article, behavior, Caring, Connecting
When you feel affronted, pause before responding and recall this French proverb, Write injuries in sand, kindnesses in marble.Here’s one mighty helpful reason why: Whatever we praise, we encourage to flourish. Unfortunately there’s a damaging flip side. Whatever we...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 27, 2020 | behavior, Collective Intelligence, decisionmaking, partnering, Profit
What Robert Cialdini dubbed “social proof” is a powerful way to attract involvement or another kind of support. When we think we’re out of step with our peers, “the part of our brain that registers pain shifts into overdrive,” according to Cialdini. Our herd instinct...
by Kare Anderson | Jul 3, 2020 | Article, behavior, Collective Clout, greater good, image
Apart from honing their top talent, guess what Atul Gawande and Richard Branson have in common? They have two vital and intertwined traits in this increasingly complex world where we are drowning in information. They’ve sharpened their ability to be quotable and to be...
by Kare Anderson | May 17, 2020 | behavior, Cooperation
When things go wrong, we tend to blind ourselves to other’s feelings. We are more likely to fall into a destructive behavioral trap. Sadly, when we do, we cannot be empathic. We weaken that human bond that’s vital to re-grouping and resilience. These blinding mindsets...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 21, 2020 | Article, behavior, Connecting, influence, Leadership, Likeability, Values
Perhaps one of the most vulnerable of moments is when someone criticizes you. If the person who criticizes you knows you well, and if she makes their comments in front of other people, she can cut deep. The scalpel of her comments can be surgically rapid and close to...
