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- Specific Ways You Can Generate Greater Success With Others - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2020 from Kare Anderson“Bad collaboration is worse than no collaboration,” Collaboration author, Morten T. Hansen emphatically concluded, yet you already knew that. Involving others in smart ways has sparked greater success in these five proven ways: 1. Combine Methods or Models From Different Domains Richard ...
Views: 342 - See How Synchronicity Can Signal The Next Chapters of Adventure You Seek With Others - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2020 from Kare AndersonCoincidences are often signs of synchronicity, yet they aren’t as obvious as some you may see, unless you are looking for patterns. Then you can notice what you are choosing to notice. Ironically I discovered Daniel Johnson’s article online about meaningful coincidences by accident because ...
Views: 340(1 vote) - Making Smarter Decisions in Buying, Selling or Supporting Others - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2019 from Kare AndersonDavid Phillips was rushing up and down the supermarket aisles within seconds after seeing Healthy Choices “Early Bird Special.” He bought up all their 90-cent soups in the store. Then he raced over to a discount outlet to get all the brand’s 25-cent chocolate pudding cups. No time to pause. ...
Views: 339 - How To Pull Others Closer And Feel Better Together - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2020 from Kare AndersonThese three true stories share a vital trait that you can adopt to boost your mood — and your value and visibility with others — as an individual and for your organization: Thief Apologizes And Returns Money To Nashville Market 11 Years Later, How Google Maps Led To the Rescue of A Los Angles ...
Views: 338 - How to Become More Credible And Visible - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2020 from Kare Anderson“The smaller the coffin, the heavier it is to carry,” Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told CNN host Christiane Amanpour. Then he went on to describe a Taliban massacre where many children were killed. As if didn’t try to evoke an emotion with grand generalizations. Instead he generated ...
Views: 336 - Create Profitable Peer-to-Peer Communities - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2020 from Kare AndersonGet on the good side of prospective customers. Be seen where they are in a good mood. They’re more likely to buy your product, research shows. It’s the Halo Effect of being associated with people, products or situations that make them happy. My friend, for example, gets excited about her ...
Views: 332 - Create Productive Enthusiasm In Yourself And With Others - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2020 from Kare AndersonEnthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster,“ suggests Bo Bennett, and I heartily agree. Getting enthusiastic is a little like learning to breathe. Nobody can tell you ...
Views: 327 - Discover Why Rookies Stay Relevant - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2020 from Kare AndersonWhat’s it take to stay relevant in work today? That often cited and disputed study made famous by Malcolm Gladwell, it takes 10,000 hours to achieve mastery, is based on a study that covered those whose skills required repeated practice - surgeons, violinists, and athletes — notes Rookie Smarts ...
Views: 327 - Create Profitable Peer-to-Peer Communities - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2020 from Kare AndersonGet on the good side of prospective customers. Be seen where they are in a good mood. They’re more likely to buy your product, research shows. It’s the Halo Effect of being associated with people, products or situations that make them happy. My friend, for example, gets excited about her ...
Views: 325 - 5 Steps For Making Happiness a Habit - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2020 from Kare AndersonThe second part of this story is a clincher for considering that happiness can be a choice. An elementary school teacher in rural Arkansas made a bracelet of charms of each student in her class so she could continually remind herself of how she cared about each one, and her passion for teaching ...
Views: 322 - Why and How to Become Like the People You Love - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2020 from Kare AndersonAfter being honored in a tribute at the Kennedy Center the renowned musician, Carlos Santana, was interviewed by several eager reporters. He was often asked about the musicians he most admired, the turning points in his life and how it felt to be popular again. Yet, according to his wife, the ...
Views: 321 - Ways to Become Sought-After - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2021 from Kare AndersonThere is widespread anxiety these days about technology taking away our jobs. There are several dire and comforting scenarios ahead points out Derek Thompson in a fascinating, in-depth article in The Atlantic: “A World Without Work.” Yet in his compelling book Humans Are Underrated, Geoff Colvin ...
Views: 316 - How To Pull Others Into Your Stories and Boost In Bragging Rights - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2020 from Kare AndersonWith a warm smile on his face an elderly gentleman came up to speak to me after hearing my keynote on Ways to Live a More Meaningful Life and asked if he could tell me about an experience he’d had the previous week that made him decide not to retire for awhile after all. He told me he’d been a ...
Views: 312 - HowTo Become More Trustworthy - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2020 from Kare AndersonEven though it’s been over a decade ago, I vividly recall my shock when sitting in a committee meeting for a non-profit. The chair asked us each to report back on the task we agreed to do. The second told us that she hadn’t started on her assignment because it had been a very busy month at work. ...
Views: 308 - Reduce Overhead Costs Via The Right Kind of Cross-Promotional Partnerships - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2020 from Kare AndersonEven the most time-pressed business owner can attract more customers with less effort through the right cross-promotional marketing. Why? Because when you join forces with other credible people who also reach your target market you can reach your customers more efficiently, credibly, and ...
Views: 305(1 vote) - Why And How To Cultivate Unexpected Allies - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2020 from Kare AndersonThose who don’t act right (like you) can actually be your most mutually beneficial allies. Here’s how: Some people believe we each have a set point in our temperament, along the continuum of pessimistic to optimistic, meaning we habitually behave at that point on the continuum. Psychology ...
Views: 305 - Ways to Become Sought-After - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2021 from Kare AndersonThere is widespread anxiety these days about technology taking away our jobs. There are several dire and comforting scenarios ahead points out Derek Thompson in a fascinating, in-depth article in The Atlantic: “A World Without Work.” Yet in his compelling book Humans Are Underrated, Geoff Colvin ...
Views: 304 - How What Captures Your Attention May Control Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2020 from Kare AndersonSeveral years ago, DisneyWorld executives were wondering what most captured the attention of toddlers and infants at their theme park and hotels in Orlando, Florida. So they hired me and a cultural anthropologist to observe them as they passed by all the costumed cast members, animated ...
Views: 301 - How to See A Best Path Forward By Understanding Serendipity - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2020 from Kare AndersonWe seek meaning in most any action, so we sometimes mislead ourselves. Even when shown circles, triangles and other geometric objects randomly moving about on a screen, we tend to give them human attributes. We instinctively determine what their behavior means. Such quick conclusions were ...
Views: 298 - Specific Ways You Can Create Greater Success With Others - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2020 from Kare Anderson“Bad collaboration is worse than no collaboration,” Collaboration author, Morten T. Hansen emphatically concluded, yet you already knew that. Involving others in smart ways has sparked greater success in these five proven ways: 1. Combine Methods or Models From Different Domains Richard ...
Views: 293 - Increase Your Credibility and Visibility - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2020 from Kare AndersonThe smaller the coffin, the heavier it is to carry,” Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif told CNN host Christiane Amanpour. Then he went on to describe a Taliban massacre where many children were killed. Asif didn’t try to evoke an emotion with grand generalizations. Instead he generated ...
Views: 286 - 5 Steps For Making Happiness a Habit - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2020 from Kare AndersonThe second part of this story is a clincher for considering that happiness can be a choice. An elementary school teacher in rural Arkansas made a bracelet of charms of each student in her class so she could continually remind herself of how she cared about each one, and her passion for teaching ...
Views: 285(1 vote) - Become More Frequently Quoted - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2020 from Kare AndersonDespite the millions already spent on one of the highest stakes campaigns now under way, what has either presidential candidate said that you remember? That’s what I thought. Darn little, if anything. How about you? Do people stop listening before you stop talking? Being quotable is essential ...
Views: 284 - Why And How To Cultivate Unexpected Allies - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2020 from Kare AndersonThose who don’t act right (like you) can actually be your most mutually beneficial allies. Here’s how: Some people believe we each have a set point in our temperament, along the continuum of pessimistic to optimistic, meaning we habitually behave at that point on the continuum. Psychology ...
Views: 283 - Our Journey to Corporate Sanity - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2020 from Kare AndersonOur Journey to Corporate Sanity: Transformational Stories from the Frontiers of 21st Century Leadership ~Book by Ayelet Baron: Kare Anderson’s chapter in that book: Emmy-winning former NBC and Wall Street Journaljournalist and TED presenter on Becoming an Opportunity Maker (with over 2.5 million ...
Views: 278 - Reduce Overhead Costs Via The Right Kind of Cross-Promotional Partnerships - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2020 from Kare AndersonEven the most time-pressed business owner can attract more customers with less effort through the right cross-promotional marketing. Why? Because when you join forces with other credible people who also reach your target market you can reach your customers more efficiently, credibly, and ...
Views: 277 - Start The Next Chapter Of Your Uplifting Life Adventure - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2021 from Kare AndersonWhy wait until the next year to take steps towards optimizing your best side? Ready to turn the page to the chapter of the adventure story you are truly meant to live? Want to overcome what Charles Duhigg dubs your “automatic pilot" and flourish? Warning: “What gets in the way of being ...
Views: 272 - Attract Greater Support Sooner - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2020 from Kare AndersonTap the Little-Known Secret to First Impressions for Building Likeability Vala Afshar intuitively practices a little-known secret for attracting talented people as friends and colleagues. It’s an obvious truth, once stated. I saw it vividly demonstrated at a @pivotcon gathering. Via Twitter, ...
Views: 266 - Specific Ways You Can Generate Greater Success With Others - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2020 from Kare Anderson“Bad collaboration is worse than no collaboration,” Collaboration author, Morten T. Hansen emphatically concluded, yet you already knew that. Involving others in smart ways has sparked greater success in these five proven ways: 1. Combine Methods or Models From Different Domains Richard ...
Views: 256 - Pull Others Into Your Stories and Boost In Bragging Rights - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2021 from Kare AndersonHow To Pull Others Into Your Stories and Boost In Bragging Rights With a warm smile on his face an elderly gentleman came up to speak to me after hearing my keynote on Ways to Live a More Meaningful Life and asked if he could tell me about an experience he’d had the previous week that made him ...
Views: 161 - Ways To Become More Quotable - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2021 from Kare AndersonAs someone who grew up cited as “phoebically shy and a stutterer I shocked most of my high school colleague when I was invited to speak, five years later at their annual state conference, coming back as some one who’d become a Wall Street journal journalist. In fact, when I walked in to give my ...
Views: 160 - An uplifting story that illustrates benefits of connective, positive behaviors - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2021 from Kare AndersonWhen I was a Wall Street Journal journalist, I was sent to cover a football game in Barcelona. Later during the game in the stadium I was startled to see many spectators in the stadium yelling racist insults down at the renowned Brazilian footballer, the flying fullback Dani Alves. Capping it ...
Views: 97 - An uplifting story that illustrates benefits of connective, positive behaviors - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2021 from Kare AndersonWhen I was a Wall Street Journal journalist, I was sent to cover a football game in Barcelona. Later during the game in the stadium I was startled to see many spectators in the stadium yelling racist insults down at the renowned Brazilian footballer, the flying fullback Dani Alves. Capping it ...
Views: 91 - An uplifting story that illustrates benefits of connective, positive behaviors - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2021 from Kare AndersonWhen I was a Wall Street Journal journalist, I was sent to cover a football game in Barcelona. Later during the game in the stadium I was startled to see many spectators in the stadium yelling racist insults down at the renowned Brazilian footballer, the flying fullback Dani Alves. Capping it ...
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