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Are You Facing Screens More Than Faces?
Posted by Jeff Davidson on Feb 26th, 2010. Related posts: Book • Featured Articles • Habit • Lead • Productivity.
Are you (or someone you love) spending more time staring at a computer or smart phone rather than face-to-face with friends, colleagues and out those you see out and about? Surveys indicate that excessive... More »
Unfair! Revenge – How Women and Men Act
Posted by Kare Anderson on Dec 3rd, 2009. Related posts: Book • Featured Articles • Psychology • Research.
Neuroscientist Tania Singer and her team recruited volunteers to play a game. Some were asked to play by the rules. Others were instructed to ignore them. To not play fair. After all participants played... More »
Working for Good? Just Connect!
Posted by Jeff Klein on Nov 6th, 2009. Related posts: Book • Camaraderie • Featured Articles • Listening.
I vividly remember one day when my daughter Meryl Fé was 8. As was often the case, I was in somewhat of a hurry, and needed to get her moving, out of the house, to the car, and on the road. The more anxious... More »
SOAPBOX® Motivation: Time to Speak Up
Posted by Kimberlie Dykeman on Aug 3rd, 2009. Related posts: Book • Featured Articles • Listening • Teamwork.
Truth is innately simple. Almost naively so. It presents itself without airs, fanfare, or candy-coated shell. It is what it is and yearns to be hung out there as bare as possible. When it becomes... More »
Disagree? How to Keep Talking Instead of Arguing
Posted by Kare Anderson on Jul 9th, 2009. Related posts: Book • Conflict Resolution • Understanding.
He takes a stupid stand. (Translation: he hit my hot button.) My first response is to dislike him. (Apparently that’s a universal reaction.) My distaste shows on my face and in my tone, despite my attempt... More »
Cultivating Genuine Friendship in an Connected World
Posted by Mark Vernon on May 26th, 2009. Related posts: Book • Friendship • Happiness • Research.
Do Facebook and Twitter encourage connection, or are they symptoms of alienation? Consider the causes for concern. According to David Holmes’ research up to 40% of the information displayed on MySpace... More »
On Being Certain
Posted by Robert Burton on May 7th, 2009. Related posts: Book • Psychology • Reliability • Research.
As I’ve pointed out in my book, On Being Certain, the experience of knowing that you are correct feels like a thought, a logical conclusion to a deliberate line of reasoning. But modern neuroscience... More »
Three Ways to Influence Behavior: Your Own and Others
Posted by Kerry Patterson on Apr 16th, 2009. Related posts: Book • Influence • Research.
Despite our poor track record in influencing our own or others’ bad habits, we curiously cling to the hope that we can change. As David Sedaris said, “I haven’t got the slightest idea how to change... More »
Your Joyful Action Boosts Our Performance
Posted by Amanda Gore on Apr 13th, 2009. Related posts: Book • Happiness • Leadership.
In this uncertain economy, many are terrified of the “R” words. Recession. Reorganisation. Redundancy. Because they are in the news and on our minds, we are more likely to act out of fear. Scooby... More »
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