Want to Motivate? Beware of What You Say
Posted on21 Nov 2011
Tagsword choice, Tori Rodriguez, Scientific American, phraseology, motivation, management, leadership, Influence, food, employees, constructive criticism, compliments, anchoring
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So, the boss walks in and harshly reprimands an employee. Unknowingly, she probably just shot his productivity down for the day. A... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 3): Empathy
Posted on20 Oct 2011
Tagshappiness, brain, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, emotions, feelings, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Harvard Business Review, intuition, leadership, Personality, sensitive people, sensitivity, Tania Singer, Yochai Benkler
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For many of us, we feel good when we help others. What we are even learning is that many of us, especially... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 2): Context – The Great Influencer
Posted on29 Sep 2011
Tagsassumptions, behavior, collaboration, compliments, context, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, organizational culture, extrinsic, food, Harvard Business Review, Influence, intrinsic, leadership, Lee Ross, management, money, morale, motivation, Performance, pigeonholing, self-interest, Stanford, taste, Yochai Benkler
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As we saw with pigeonholing and tasting food, context influences us greatly. This extends to people’s inclinations to collaborate. In support of... Read More
Rude More Powerful than Respected
People often marvel that more managers don’t use inexpensive morale builders. Of course, many of the same also wonder, “How did that... Read More
Making the Grapevine Work for You as a Leader
Posted on01 Aug 2011
Tagssenior manager, reverberations, power, Personality, management by walking around, management, leadership, interpersonal, informal organizational power, impression, group, grapevine, executive, employees
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Business drastically discounts the interpersonal interaction in favor of group ones. Saying the same thing to ten people simultaneously is more efficient... Read More
Leadership’s Dark Side
Posted on25 Jul 2011
Tagscompetence, confidence, facts, goal setting, Iain Couzin, Jens Krause, John Seabrook, leadership, Leeds University, Princeton University, The New Yorker
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If you research leadership, you’ll find virtually all leadership models promoting the concept as something approaching divinity. What we don’t address is... Read More
People Believe Their Perceptions Over Facts
Posted on28 Apr 2011
Tagseducation, behavior, California State University, change, facts, H.L. Mencken, Kimberly Nalder, leadership, logic, people, perception, Sacramento, statistics, The Economist
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We often hear, “People will believe what they want to believe,” the Henry Louis Mencken quote. We also find that people will... Read More
Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part V)
In a comment about Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III), the commenter described a situation in which she felt certain managers... Read More
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Posted on11 Apr 2011
Tagssubjective, physical, objective, leadership, intelligence, empathy, empath, emotions, emotional intelligence, assessments
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I received a question about Emotional Intelligence and Leadership in a comment about Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III): What are... Read More
Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part IV)
I received two related questions in a comment about Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III). They help us refine the difference... Read More
