Perfectionism, Overcoming the Perfect Problem
Perfectionism can be problematical, often preventing completion of projects as Farah Mash attests to in a tweet regarding Creators vs. Pruners: Personality... Read More
Planning and Developing Employees’ Confidence
Posted on12 May 2014
Tagscoaching, compliments, confidence, education, employees, intangibles, management, Performance, perspective, Placebo Management Series, planning, skills, Top Gun, training
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In discussing his performance review me, a friend indicated his employer thought he needed confidence. So, I asked, “What are they going... Read More
Three Key Emotional Triggers (Pt 3): Long-term Security
Posted on19 Dec 2013
Tagsaggressive, behavior, confidence, emotions, knowledge, law, logic, optimism, rationale, security, skills, societies, Thoughts, emotional triggers, Three Key Emotional Triggers Series, spirit, strength, comfort, faith, destiny, emotional states
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The first key emotional trigger I will explore from the aspects of behavior, thought and emotion is security. More formally it’s long-term... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 5) – Relational Preferences
Posted on09 Sep 2013
Tagsconfidence, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, hypocrisy, interpersonal, Personality, power, psychopaths, relationships, rules, style, success, Talent, uncertainty, Psychopath in Workplace Series, charisma, uniformity
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Psychopaths prefer relationships in which we will tend to: Permit psychopaths to break the rules Be seduced by confidence Misinterpret success for... Read More
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 1) – Introduction
The short answer to this post’s title is that we let them. To understand this, we need to examine this outcome as... Read More
Power of Rule Breakers
Posted on03 Jun 2013
Tagsorganizational culture, individual, self-interest, rules, psychopaths, power, organization, motivation, leadership, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Harvard Business Review, group, cooperation, confidence
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The stress between individuals and groups exhibits itself when individuals break the group’s rules. As Jeffrey Pfeffer writes in his article “Power,... Read More
Confidence as a Psychological Weapon of Leadership
Posted on02 May 2013
Tagscertainty, confidence, facts, honesty, Influence, interpretation, leadership, logic, message, power, psychology, subconscious, trust, uncertainty, martyrs
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Confidence frequently indicates incompetence. However, leadership often requires confidence. Since people often fear uncertainty, they naturally gravitate to people who provide certainty,... Read More
Beauty as Power (Pt 7): Lessons from Men’s Movements
Posted on07 Mar 2013
Tagsattractiveness, awareness, competence, compliments, confidence, decisions, Influence, Performance, subliminity, team building, The Economist, Craig Roberts, University of Liverpool
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How we feel about ourselves influences our decisions, but it also influences how others feel about us. One of the more interesting... Read More
Relationship Building Technique #7: Summarization
Posted on16 Apr 2012
Tagsconfidence, facts, ideas, information, instructions, listen, logic, opinions, quality, relationship building techniques, Relationship Building Techniques Series, relationships, summarize, understanding
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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
Style Trumps Content Once Again
Posted on15 Dec 2011
TagsMidwestern State University, beauty, confidence, content, effectiveness, Harvard Business Review, Influence, intuition, labels, attractiveness, outcome, perception, style, subconscious, Talent, Timothy DeGroot, voice, assessments, attraction
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My August 15, 2011 post, “Eloquence Trumps Honesty in Trust & Likeability Wars,” discussed how style affects our assessment of talent. Now,... Read More
