The Wise Leaders’ Way to Sustained Happiness, Growth, and Freedom
It’s not market share, innovation, or strategy. It’s not earning per share, EBITDA, or another round of funding. It’s also not left-wing, right-wing, or centrist …
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Jellyfish or Jackhammer?
We can act in response to what we think are other people’s judgments of us. (Yuck.) Or we can act according to what we want. …
What is The Secret of Successful People?
What is the secret of successful people? They succeed by making other people successful. They understand and live by “win-win.” We cannot and will not be …
Dissolving The Four Big Offenses
Criticism, obstacles, rejection, and uncertainty are the four big offenses. We usually defend against one or more of these all the time. But this constant …
It Does Take Two to Tango
Because, as leaders, we enter many relationships, we often find ourselves bothered by and reacting to other people’s actions. Whenever and with whomever we repeatedly feel …
To Change Someone’s Mind
In order to change someone’s mind, start where their mind is now. Should we start with our position–by convincing, educating, lobbying, telling, fighting, begging, tricking, …
Feel Good Despite
Have you noticed how others can set our mood? If another person is having a bad day, we can take it on, a little or …
You Simply Can’t Know
We often are baffled by other people’s behavior. And we rush to ascribe the causes. Yet in trying to figure out why she did this …
How to Better Handle Other People’s Requests
When people ask us to do things, we usually respond unthinkingly with “yes,” “no,” or silence. That’s because we are unsure about what else we …
Context
Getting people to do stuff. Sheesh. That’s tough. We try asking, telling, pleading, demanding, yelling, guilting, pushing, and praying. While these methods can work in …