Assume that when people think of you, they will store your name, a mental picture of you, a few words they associate with you and a few stories about your behavior. From this they will make all the decisions they have to make about you. Name association is a good start for promoting yourself because [...]
Albert Bernstein
All too often explanations are disguised forms of fighting back or running away. … Explanations mostly are a way of saying “I’m right. I’m a good person.” You need to make an effort to save the other person’s face. Being right is a way of winning. Structuring the situation so that you win turns the [...]
Does this excerpt from Dinosaur Brains: Dealing with All Those Impossible People at Work seem familiar? When a decision goes awry, we tend to focus on the people who made it, rather than on the decision itself. Our assumption, which is really unwarranted, is that good people make good decisions, and vise versa. Good decisions [...]
I enjoyed reading Dinosaur Brains: Dealing with All Those Impossible People at Work. Near the end of the book the author illuminates how too many decisions get made: 1)Take an idea from some authority figure, maybe your boss, or an author; 2) Tell everyone this idea is the basis for all the change your going to [...]
