Golfing Analogy: Working with People
Posted on08 Oct 2012
Tagspolicies, politics, respect, subconscious, truth, workplace, online dating, analogy, consumer, euphemisms, expectations, golf, Golf Analogy, honesty, Influence
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People often feel that playing politics in the workplace is something dirty and to be avoided. Well, cleaning house and taking out... Read More
Emotional Intelligence vs. Intuition (Pt 4): Conscious vs. Unconscious
A major difference between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and intuition is the relationship of each to our conscious and unconscious selves. Whereas EI... Read More
Our Personalities: Crashing Others’ Expectations
As computers and robots are able to perform more of the mental and physical tasks of humans, we are finding they can... Read More
Emotional Intelligence vs. Intuition (Pt 3): Problem Solving
One difference I pointed out in my original post between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and intuition was problem solving. Deeper examination of this... Read More
Extroverted vs. Introverted Leaders – The Important Point
American business culture tends to prize extroverted traits over introverted ones. One online survey of 1,500 senior business leaders found that 65%... Read More
Emotional Intelligence vs. Intuition (Pt 2): Distinct as Head and Heart
Part #1 established a very broad framework for discussing the differences between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Intuition. People often wonder if one... Read More
How Reading Fiction Improves Social Skills And More
Posted on24 May 2012
TagsUniversity of Toronto, what-if scenarios, York University, social skills, introspection, busines, business planning, Chris Moore, computer simulations, Dalhousie University, emotions, empathy, experience, fiction, Jennifer Tackett, Jordan Peterson, Keith Oatley, Maja Djikic, military, Personality, planning, problem solving, Raymond Mar, Sara Zoeterman, Scientific American
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Most see book worms as socially inept. They use fiction as escape. Yet, studies show that reading fiction improves social skills. This... Read More
Relationship Building Technique #5: Encouragement
Posted on19 Mar 2012
Tagsacknowledgement, closed questions, conversation, conversation techniques, emotions, encourage, feelings, impression, listen, open-ended questions, perspective, phraseology, question, relationship building techniques, Relationship Building Techniques Series, relationships, Techniques, Thoughts, words
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We often think listening builds relationships. Many times this does not happen though. This is very true when we listen but people... Read More
Relationship Building Technique #4: Acknowledgement
We often do not learn the value of listening techniques in building relationships. This happens when we listen but people do not... Read More
Relationship Building Technique #3: Pause
Posted on13 Feb 2012
Tagsconflict management, conversation techniques, emotions, feelings, gestures, listen, negative, pause, perspective, quiet, Relationship Building Techniques Series, relationships, Techniques, Thoughts
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We often don’t learn the value of listening techniques in building relationships. Consequently, people might not realize we are listening; this needs... Read More