by Kare Anderson | Oct 10, 2012 | behavior, Book, Choice, decisionmaking
How clever of Matthew May to design Laws of Subtraction as what Frans Johansson dubs a “hook” — something concrete around which we can gain clarity in our own thinking and are pulled into contributing relevant ideas to his six smart laws to simplify work and...
by Kare Anderson | Sep 1, 2012 | Caring, Listening, Self-Led, Sharing
Do some people stop listening before you stop talking? Consider this. When stressed one symptom is that it is literally harder to hear other people. And anyone who says they don’t feel fearful sometimes in the face of this wildly uncertain economy is in deep denial....
by Kare Anderson | Aug 24, 2012 | Book, Caring, Connecting
“…the glad-handing, truth-bending form of sales is a relic” is in the promotional copy for Daniel H. Pink’s new book, To Sell is Human. It always has been for some and always will be for others, despite our greater ability, today, to verify what we are told. That is...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 6, 2012 | behavior, Book, Choice, Conflict, Connecting, decisionmaking
Ashamed as I am to admit after all these years, my instinctive reaction is to defend or retreat still kicks into gear when I feel wronged or simply slightly mistreated. When others appear to be behaving badly, we tend to sink into our own feelings, blinding ourselves...