by Kare Anderson | Aug 13, 2012 | Book, Caring, Humor
Groucho Marx dry groused, “People say I don’t take criticism very well, but I say what the hell do they know?” Steve Martin observed, when sharing this photo, “When comedians get together, there are thoughtful moments, too. “When they’re laughing, they’re listening,”...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 6, 2012 | behavior, Book, Choice, Conflict, Connecting, decisionmaking
Ashamed as I am to admit after all these years, my instinctive reaction is to defend or retreat still kicks into gear when I feel wronged or simply slightly mistreated. When others appear to be behaving badly, we tend to sink into our own feelings, blinding ourselves...
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 | Jul 27, 2012 | behavior, Co-Create, collaboration
I have a new column over at Forbes and the first posting covers some surprise events I co-created awhile back. I thought of them recently and here’s why. You have probably noticed that, when many people are waiting in line, they are often restlessly staring at...
by Kare Anderson | Jul 12, 2012 | behavior, Book, Caring, Friendship
When I was a reporter covering business trends and profiles of executives throughout Europe the stories usually fascinated me, yet I was often more struck by the off-hand advice of my interpreter, a young French woman. Amélie has become a lifelong friend, by the way....
