Toxic Soil Analogy: Good Ideas Planted on Bad Relationships
Posted on23 Apr 2012
Tagsemployees, strategy, relationships, rationale, perception, minds, management, leadership, ideas, heartfelt, facts, Toxic Soil Analogy, emotions, diversity, organizational culture, conflict management, conflict, cognitive bias, analogy, vision
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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
Relationship Building Technique #6: Synchronization
Posted on29 Mar 2012
Tagscompliments, conversationalist, emotions, listen, perception, phraseology, Relationship Building Techniques Series, relationships, subliminity, Techniques, Thoughts, understanding, word choice, words
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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
Relationship Building: Insincerity & Personality Differences
In response to my post, “Relationship Building Technique #4: Acknowledgement,” a reader emailed the following observation: I often find this is a... Read More
Style Trumps Content Once Again
Posted on15 Dec 2011
Tagsassessments, attraction, attractiveness, beauty, confidence, content, effectiveness, Harvard Business Review, Influence, intuition, labels, Midwestern State University, outcome, perception, style, subconscious, Talent, Timothy DeGroot, voice
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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
People Believe Their Perceptions Over Facts
Posted on28 Apr 2011
TagsThe Economist, statistics, California State University, behavior, change, education, facts, H.L. Mencken, Kimberly Nalder, leadership, logic, people, perception, Sacramento
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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
Problem-solving Technique: Attack Definitions
Posted on02 Dec 2010
Tagsdefinitions, Castle Wall - Definition Analogy, visualize, vagueness, problem solving, perception, objectivity, intuition, focus, analogy collection, confusion, castle
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Writing down the problem was a problem-solving technique I discussed in a previous post. Attacking definitions is another that complements this one.... Read More
