Atlantic Magazine Wants Our Smart Answers to Provocative Questions
As the thinking person’s magazine Atlantic decided to ask readers to Think Again. In seeking The Wisdom of the Crowds, they invite anyone to answer questions raised by their superlative writers. (Now...
View ArticleHow to Feel Up in a Down Economy
Only the loony disregard this crashing economy. Yet the prudent recognize it’s vital now to practice resilience, even virtue. It helps to be near friends who feel the same. (Who lifts your spirits?) So...
View ArticleHow to Take Care of Your Team So They Take Care of You
Joe Lee was sitting at a table, rapidly counting rain jackets in a small room somewhere above the sumptuous lobby of the Jamaican hotel where I was to speak at a corporate conference the next morning....
View ArticleIn the Face of Fear Connect to Sell or to Collaborate
Got a business? Nervous about your future? Anyone who says they don’t feel fearful sometimes in the face of this uncertain economy is in deep denial.One symptom, research shows, is that it is...
View ArticleInvite the Unexpected for a More Adventuresome Life… With Others
Odd things can happen when hanging out with those who don’t act right, like you. I got unexpected insights when, with two friends, I walked through the Steins Collection of paintings by Matissse,...
View ArticleKindness Can Opens Hearts and Unexpected Opportunities
Holidays are times of great loving and loneliness and we often don’t know who is experiencing which. For many it is a bit of both.For us all this can be a prime time for kindness, sometimes by sharing...
View ArticleWe Are Constantly Being Swayed by Unconscious Cues
When we feel manipulated we usually resent it. More often we are not aware of hidden cues that affect our emotions and actions. A pattern, movement, seemingly inconsequential gesture or other “signal”...
View ArticleThe Secret to Staying Sought-After
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...
View ArticleWhy Men Retreat and Women then Go wild
Dr. Pierre Mornell knew he’d hit a raw nerve when both men and women began fervently nodding during his lecture on “modern man’s main secret.” That was in 1987 yet a behavioral scientist I interviewed...
View ArticleCatnip for Closer Conversations
“I swear, my dear. Sometimes our conversations remind me of a broken sword.” She raised an eyebrow. “Sharp as hell,” he said, “but lacking a point.” ~ Brandon Sanderson, WarbreakerReal Conversation Is...
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