Why More Information And Education Don’t Solve Problems
More information and education often don’t solve problems alone. Yet, people often think they do. It’s common. It shows up whenever one... Read More
Feelings, Emotions, Intuition And Their Differences
Much does not exist when it comes to feelings, emotions, intuition and their differences. For instance, a commenter (Roger) to my post... Read More
Relax, Be Creative
Posted on31 May 2012
TagsPerformance, urgency, Tori Rodriguez, Thoughts, The Medici Effect, Scientific American, quantify, pressure, Mareike Wieth, fear, experience, creativity, brain, Albion College
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A good idea can come at any time. This was one of the key things I learned to be creative. I do... Read More
Train Brain to See Smaller Parts, Solve Problems Better
Posted on03 May 2012
Tagstraining, Thoughts, Techniques, Roman, problem solving, Macedonian, intelligence, definitions, connotations, Battle of Pydna, 12 Most
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A common way to tackle problems is to break them down into small parts. How do we train brain to see smaller... 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
Most Influential Book: Roget’s Thesaurus
Someone once asked me, “What are the twenty most influential books in your life?” I listed Roget’s Thesaurus as one. It helps... Read More
Relationship Building Technique #5: Encouragement
Posted on19 Mar 2012
Tagsacknowledgement, closed questions, conversation, conversation techniques, emotions, encourage, feelings, impression, listen, open-ended questions, perspective, phraseology, question, relationship building techniques, Relationship Building Techniques Series, relationships, Techniques, Thoughts, words
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We often think listening builds relationships. Many times this does not happen though. This is very true when we listen but people... Read More
Management Lessons from Online Dating
Posted on05 Mar 2012
TagsThoughts, thinking process, The Economist, Stanford, freedom, speed dating, Sheena Iyengar, problem solving, Personality, online dating, Northwestern University, Mark Lepper, management, leadership, interpersonal, freedom-order duality, Eli Finkel, decisions, Columbia University, Choice
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The article, “The Modern Matchmakers,” from the February 11, 2012 edition of The Economist contained two major business lessons that I’ve discussed... Read More
Relationship Building Technique #4: Acknowledgement
We often do not learn the value of listening techniques in building relationships. This happens when we listen but people do not... Read More
Relationship Building Technique #3: Pause
Posted on13 Feb 2012
Tagsconversation techniques, conflict management, emotions, Relationship Building Techniques Series, Thoughts, Techniques, relationships, quiet, perspective, pause, negative, listen, gestures, feelings
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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
