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Illustration: James Yang Here is an excerpt from an article by Steve Lohr for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Information overload is a…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Maria Popova for her online newsletter, Brain Pickings. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about Maria and how you can support her admirable efforts, please click…
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The Truth About Trust: How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More David DeSteno Hudson Street Press/The Penguin Group (2014) A rigorous and extensive exploration of what we do and don’t know about the role of trust in…
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Here is an article by Josh Linker featured by his website. In it, he explains how to use humor, one of his favorite strategies, “to defuse a combative situation.” To read other articles and sign up for email alerts, please…
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The Case of the Missing Cutlery: A Leadership Course for the Rising Star Kevin Allen Bibliomotion (2014) “Champions get up when they can’t.” Jack Dempsey As I began to read Kevin Allen’s latest book, I was reminded of the admonition,…
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The Six Principles of Influence (also known as the “Six Weapons of Influence”) were introduced in Cialdini’s book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (1984). A revised edition was published in 2006. Cialdini identified the six principles through experimental studies, and…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Saundra Pelletier, chief executive of…
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Here is an excerpt from a Q&A featured by LinkedIn Pulse during which Dan Goleman explains why the pace of modern life doesn’t always lend itself well to focus or concentration – especially given all the things we try to…
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In an article they co-authored, David Chinn, James Kaplan, and Allen Weinberg discuss a new report from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company that suggests, for the world’s economy to get full value from technological innovation, it must…
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Sims Wyeth: “The Best Public Speakers Are Exceptional Listeners”
Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Sims Wyeth for Inc. magazine. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. Image: MJOY.ES/FLICKR * * * Knowing when not to speak is one of the…
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