by Kare Anderson | Oct 7, 2019 | behavior, Caring, Friendship, Likeability, mutuality matters
Kindness is often unspoken. “An eye can threaten like a loaded and leveled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of kindness, it can make the heart dance for joy,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. At another time, Emerson wrote,...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 28, 2016 | Connecting, mutuality matters
Who Are You Becoming? After winning several music awards one year, Carlos Santana was asked by an eager young entertainment reporter, how he felt about “this belated recognition after so many years as a professional musician.” In an apparent non sequitur, Santana...
by Kare Anderson | Oct 30, 2014 | behavior, collaboration, Connecting, mutuality matters
Beginning with our first success in childhood, we become attached to what we believe are our strengths in temperament and talent, which enabled us to win. Why not? They seemed to be what makes us popular. We also are drawn to people who seem to act right – like us. We...
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...