by Kare Anderson | May 10, 2010 | behavior, Book, Conflict, Cooperation, Friendship, partnering
“’There was this joke that when the women who worked in the lab were stressed, they came in, cleaned the lab, had coffee, and bonded,” Dr. Laura Cousin Klein told Gale Berkowitz. “When the men were stressed, they holed up somewhere on their own. I...
by Kare Anderson | May 6, 2010 | Book, Connecting, Friendship, Give Back, Sharing
“.. .she pointed the audience to people who were great examples of living their dreams with a very motivating and empowering attitude,” Heather Parlato wrote about Colleen Wainwright. Praising individuals in the audience is especially helpful when facing a tough crowd...
by Kare Anderson | May 5, 2010 | Book
A sign of the growing popularity of all kinds of collaboration is the growing number of books on some aspect of the topic. What are your favorites? Here are some I’ve come across: Alone Together: Sociable Robots, Digitized Friends, and the Reinvention of Intimacy and...
by Kare Anderson | May 4, 2010 | behavior, Book, Connecting, Cooperation
It is the moment when people see your best side. That’s most likely to happen when you really click with a person or situation. Conversely a bad reaction can quickly spiral down into conflict, even enmity. What’s the most likely way for someone to see you at your...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 29, 2010 | Book, Caring, community, Sharing
If you see people sneaking around a neglected lot, digging in the dirt, they may be guerrilla gardeners. Like using your cell phone to send city officials photos of potholes in the street, it’s another sign of the new wave of community-building and sharing. Other...
