by Kare Anderson | Oct 30, 2014 | behavior, Book, Connecting
Meghan M. Biro, in her Forbes column, advocates reverse mentoring, a method I believe spurs serendipitous discovery of unexpected shared sweet spots of mutual interest, as well as shared social learning. Biro cites my former colleague at the Center for the Edge, John...
by Kare Anderson | Dec 29, 2013 | behavior, Book, Co-Create, Cooperation, decisionmaking
Scattering smashed watermelons around Stanford’s soccer field before the players arrived was just the first action that students in a class experiment took to sway athletes to wear bike helmets when cycling around campus. They also plastered posters around the field...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 20, 2013 | behavior, Book, Caring, Connecting
It’s probably no surprise to you that we most admire those exude the right balance of strength and warmth, even if the notion runs counter to Machiavell’s famous view that, “It is much safer to be feared than loved.” Like to learn how? If you’re a woman or non-white...
by Kare Anderson | Sep 2, 2013 | behavior, Book
Feeling a strong “blood tie” to his sponsor, an African American banking executive told Sylvia Ann Hewlett, the founding president of the Center for Talent Innovation, “A sponsor will smack you harder to shape up but will protect you as you move to the next level.”...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 25, 2013 | Book, Choice, Collective Intelligence, Connecting
“Experts expect that constantly connected teens and young adults thirst for instant gratification and often make quick, shallow choices,” according to Pew Research Center, cited by Shawn Murphy, so “you’ll need to work hard to get your work noticed for what it is,” he...