Apologies & Our Personality Differences
Posted on28 Nov 2011
TagsAndrew Howell, apologize, compassion, compliments, Grant MacEwan University, humans, Lauren Friedman, money, Personality, Scientific American, self-esteem
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We know each of us is different; however, the degree of difference is clearly underestimated. We experience this whenever we exclaim we... Read More
Want to Motivate? Beware of What You Say
Posted on21 Nov 2011
Tagsanchoring, compliments, constructive criticism, employees, food, Influence, leadership, management, motivation, phraseology, Scientific American, Tori Rodriguez, word choice
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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
Positive Thinking as Myth
Posted on19 Sep 2011
TagsPollyannaism, biology, biotechnology, business, Hal Arkowitz, Influence, motivation, negative thinking, optimism, pessimism, attitude, positive, positive thinking, problem solving, Scientific American, Scott O. Lilienfeld, subconscious, thinking process, who we are, who we think we are
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I’ve seen positive thinking do much harm to some folks; if they can’t keep their smiley face on, they feel they’re failing.... Read More
