Hiding Incompetence By Being Polite, Positive and Praising
Posted on16 Mar 2020
Tagscompetence, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy, employees, praise, politeness, positivity, sycophant
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Employees work to keep their jobs. It’s not only about doing the job though. It’s about influencing how bosses see them too.... Read More
Communication Tricks Of The Mind Good Liars Use To Be Believed
Posted on04 Nov 2019
Tagsemotional triggers, simplification, vagueness, praise, lying, content, confidence, communication, authority
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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
Seducing Leaders in Five Steps
Posted on02 Mar 2015
Tagscompliments, Harvard Business Review, Influence, leadership, power, praise, The Economist, leadership dark side, homophily, Andrew O'Connell, leader-nutrition analogy, sycophant, Trojan horse
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The power of leadership makes leaders more exposed to certain types of influences. They allow those with less power to protect themselves.... Read More
Strategic Complimenting (Pt 2): Six Expectations
Linda Hill and Kent Lineback write in their April 5, 2011 HBR Blog Network post, “Why Does Criticism Seem More Effective than... Read More
The Ability to Praise is a Function of Personality
Posted on18 Oct 2010
Tagsemotions, teach, sensitivity, rewards, praise, Personality, networking, motivation, mentoring, McKinsey & Company, management, leadership, intuition, intrinsic, extrovert, extrinsic, compliments, compensation, approaches
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One of the major characteristics of intuitive approaches for leadership is the dominance of intrinsic rewards over extrinsic ones. The demarcation between... Read More
