Protecting Your Creative Streaks From Insecurities Of Others
Some people are more creative than others. This intimidates triggering insecurities of others. Blowback occurs. Thus, protecting your creative streaks becomes important.... Read More
Examples Shaping People’s Ideas Using Open-Ended Questions
Posted on25 Nov 2019
Tagsdecision-making process, ideas, Influence, open-ended questions, thinking process, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, emotional states
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Most know open-ended questions serve as a great way to get people talking. Others know it’s a great way to build relationships.... Read More
Importance Of Gestures In Presentation Of Strategic Ideas
We can’t touch ideas. That makes them difficult to present. Words help. Pictures do too. They’re not enough though. That’s where the... Read More
Conscientiousness Personality In The Workplace And On The Team
Posted on01 Oct 2018
TagsBig Five Personality Traits Series, conscientiousness personality trait, team building, process, innovation, ideas, creativity
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Many value the conscientiousness personality in the workplace. Plenty of research shows it a high predictor of on the job success. Does... Read More
Generating Better Ideas By Changing Things Up Occasionally
Posted on24 Sep 2018
TagsVelten Mood Induction Procedure, thinking process, problem solving, ideas, decision-making process, brainstorming
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When people find a good way of doing things they stick with it. When it comes to generating better ideas though, doing... Read More
How Extroverts And Introverts Are Different in Reacting To Change
Posted on14 May 2018
Tagsattitude, behavior, change, ideas, process, extroverts and introverts, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Introverts and Extroverts (Series)
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When it comes to change and how extroverts and introverts are different, think out and in. In other words, it’s the difference... Read More
Writer’s Block Breakthrough, Two Techniques
Posted on01 Aug 2013
Tagsconflict, creativity, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy, fear, ideas, Techniques, fortress as prison analogy, writing
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As with the common cold, writer’s block infects many, attacking writers of every ilk, from creative to business to technical. Fear and... Read More
Stories as Inhibitors of Change, Innovation
Posted on11 Mar 2013
Tagsopinions, change, change management, dissent, facts, history, ideas, Influence, innovation, Northwestern University, adaptability, question, rationale, storytelling, The New Yorker, thinking process, think outside the box, George Packer, Dan McAdams
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Stories galvanize people, helping them to learn, to coalesce around ideas. If we look at this galvanization as solidification, we can also... Read More
Personality is our Politics
Posted on28 Feb 2013
Tagsinnate, Brown University, Pennsylvania State University, Rose McDermott, Peter Hatemi, University of Virginia, New York University, John Jost, University of Texas, The Economist, Real-time personality assessment, Personality, people, leadership, Influence, ideas, facts
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People often believe that political views are a battle of ideas. In reality, they are more a battle of personality types. People... Read More
Toxic Soil Analogy: Good Ideas Planted on Bad Relationships
Posted on23 Apr 2012
Tagsminds, vision, Toxic Soil Analogy, strategy, relationships, rationale, perception, management, leadership, ideas, heartfelt, facts, employees, emotions, diversity, organizational culture, conflict management, conflict, cognitive bias, analogy
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Imagine soil so toxic that nothing will grow. No matter how good our seeds, our farming techniques and the weather are; nothing... Read More
