Relationship Building Technique #2: Closed Questions
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 Technique #1: Open-ended Questions
When learning listening techniques, we often don’t learn their value in building relationships. As a result, we might be listening, but the... Read More
The Silent Revolution: Understanding Ourselves
Posted on03 Nov 2011
Tagspersonal computing, emotions, energy, Francisco Pereira, free will, humans, intuition, Jack Gallant, Martin Dresler, Max Panck Institute, medical, conscious, Princeton University, research methodologies, Star Trek, subconscious, technology, The Economist, Thoughts, University of California Berkeley, University of Minnesota, Bin He, biotechnology, brain, cloud computing
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As I had mentioned in The Rise of Intuition, the biggest advancement we’ll see in the next five to fifteen years will... Read More
Two Aspects of Interpersonal Interactions: Tapping Their Power
Posted on04 Aug 2011
Tagsboss, cognition, communication, emotions, feelings, impression, intangibles, interpersonal, interpretation, intuition, logic, reason, relationships, subconscious, tangibles, Thoughts
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The two aspects of every interpersonal interaction are thoughts and feelings. You can change people’s views of your ideas by changing how... Read More
Information You Know Is Wrong Still Influences You
Posted on21 Jul 2011
Tagspsychology, rationale, subconscious, Talent, Thoughts, planting a seed, Daniel Kahneman, anchoring, Before You Make That Big Decision, cognition, Dan Lovallo, decisions, dice, gossip, Harvard Business Review, Influence, information, intuition, judges, Olivier Sibony, pigeonholing
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Previously, I listed some unconscious biases we have in decision-making. What I witness is that people just don’t believe that known wrong... Read More
Emotional Self-defense for Sensitive People (Pt 1): Awareness
Posted on02 Jun 2011
Tagsaction, confidence, conscious, Emotional Self Defense Series, emotions, feelings, sensitivity, subconscious, Thoughts
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Periodically, I help sensitive people so I have special life management techniques set aside for them. A recent success has encouraged me... Read More
Complimenting with These Two Words is Powerful
Posted on31 Mar 2011
Tagsnetworking, team, Strategic Complimenting Series, validation, Thoughts, social skills, relationships, phraseology, leadership, John Belushi, happiness, organizational culture, compliments, Bluto, Animal House
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Complimenting is critical to our success. There are many ways to do it. Some ways are better than others. Complimenting is critical... Read More
“Who We Are” is Different From “Who We Think We Are”
Posted on14 Feb 2011
Tagswho we think we are, who we are, Thoughts, subconscious, quality service, potential, personal world, parents, outer world, market research, iceberg, friends, crisis, conscious, Challenge
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As I had mentioned in a previous post, who we are (WWA) is different from who we think we are (TWA), an... Read More
Standardization: A Form of Thought Control
Posted on13 Dec 2010
Tags1984, communication, expression, George Orwell, problem solving, standardization, synonym, Thoughts, vocabulary, words, Vanilla Word Analogy, Vanilla Words-Thinking Series
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Expressing our thoughts is challenging especially when we don’t know the words to do so. Therefore, restricting our vocabulary will tend to... Read More
Shaking Employees’ Hands: Low Tech, Low Cost, High Return
Posted on09 Dec 2010
Tagsdoctor, touching, Thoughts, shaking hands, relationships, patient, morale, initiatives, feelings, executive, employees
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Touching can enhance relationship building. In the workplace, some touching creates problems. However, the handshake is generally acceptable and is an extremely... Read More
