Expanding Your Authority And Power At Work During A Crisis
Nothing powers change as crises do. They are great for expanding your authority and power at work, and for pushing through new... Read More
How Jerks Become Bosses, Leaders, Authorities And Influencers
Posted on24 Feb 2020
Tagsconfidence, boss, authority, formal organizational power, sycophant, leadership dark side, subconscious, Influence, hubris
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Yes, who’s a jerk depends. Yet, in every workplace a consensus rises. At some point, employees start to wonder how jerks become... Read More
Communication Tricks Of The Mind Good Liars Use To Be Believed
Posted on04 Nov 2019
Tagsauthority, communication, confidence, content, lying, praise, vagueness, simplification, emotional triggers
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Good liars are often good communicators. So, they use the same communication tricks of the mind that good communicators do. That’s because... Read More
Apologizing Without Taking Responsibility For Another’s Quirks
Posted on28 Oct 2019
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At first, apologizing without taking responsibility seems to run afoul to what apologizing is. After all, it seems more about taking responsibility... Read More
Ways People Lie By Asserting Dominance Through Wording
Posted on19 Aug 2019
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When we see people asserting dominance, it can indicate lying. After all, people use their dominance to influence us, and lies exist... Read More
The Failure Of Constructive Criticism To Deliver Excellence
The failure of constructive criticism lies in excellence. It can deliver okay performances. It does not deliver excellent ones though. Research and... Read More
The Most Blasphemous Secret About Experts That’s Hard To Believe
To influence us, experts often cite their research. They use rules based on the scientific method to do it. Yet, it’s easy... Read More
Using The Placebo Effect To Your Advantage In Leadership
Posted on26 Mar 2018
Tagsauthority, brain, leadership, placebo, Placebo Management Series, power behind beliefs, process, storytelling, employee engagement
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If you’re a leader, you need others to do well. You can’t succeed without this. That means tapping every available tool. Using... Read More
Most Social Secret About Experts Making Them Political
Posted on09 Oct 2017
Tagsacademic, authority, group, politics, experts, Royal Society, socializing, Secrets About Experts Series
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The most social secret about experts makes them political animals. That’s because a key way to become an expert is to have... Read More
Most Defensive Truth About Experts Makes Them Dangerous
Posted on28 Aug 2017
Tagsauthority, defense mechanism, Harvard Business Review, power, experts, Kristi Erdal, Secrets About Experts Series
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Experts are authority figures. While helpful, it also makes them dangerous. For instance, research shows they can talk people out of things... Read More
