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Book: Negotiating for Success: Essential Strategies and Skills
November 17, 2014
Another book describes the use of decision trees in negotiation. "By the time you complete this book, you should be able...
November 17, 2014
Another book describes the use of decision trees in negotiation. "By the time you complete this book, you should be able...
Study Looks at Traits of Those Most Likely to Leave Law Practice
November 16, 2014
Law firms seeking to hire lawyers more likely to stay in law practice should be forewarned: Lawyers with “higher levels...
November 16, 2014
Law firms seeking to hire lawyers more likely to stay in law practice should be forewarned: Lawyers with “higher levels...
Identifying the Biases Behind Your Bad Decisions
November 11, 2014
By now the message from decades of decision-making research and recent popular books such as Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking,...
November 11, 2014
By now the message from decades of decision-making research and recent popular books such as Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking,...
Stop Being So Positive
November 10, 2014
We’ve all heard a great deal about the power of positive thinking. Organizations encourage it among their employees in an effort to boost performance and engagement, and it’s a key tenet of “managing yourself” well; affirmative messages about perseverance, resilience, and vision adorn many an office wall. In the wake of the Great Recession, some businesses even hired happiness coaches to get their workers looking on the bright side. And an optimistic attitude is expected of leaders; politicians...
November 10, 2014
We’ve all heard a great deal about the power of positive thinking. Organizations encourage it among their employees in an effort to boost performance and engagement, and it’s a key tenet of “managing yourself” well; affirmative messages about perseverance, resilience, and vision adorn many an office wall. In the wake of the Great Recession, some businesses even hired happiness coaches to get their workers looking on the bright side. And an optimistic attitude is expected of leaders; politicians...
Can Neuroscience Debunk Free Will?
November 9, 2014
Some research shows that brain activity behind a decision occurs before a person consciously apprehends the decision One of the lively debates spawned from the neuroscience revolution has to do with whether humans possess free will, or merely feel as if we do. If we truly possess free will, then we each consciously control our decisions and actions. If we feel as if we possess free will, then our sense of control is a useful illusion—one that neuroscience will increasingly dispel as it gets...
November 9, 2014
Some research shows that brain activity behind a decision occurs before a person consciously apprehends the decision One of the lively debates spawned from the neuroscience revolution has to do with whether humans possess free will, or merely feel as if we do. If we truly possess free will, then we each consciously control our decisions and actions. If we feel as if we possess free will, then our sense of control is a useful illusion—one that neuroscience will increasingly dispel as it gets...
Can You Actually Erase Bad Memories?
November 8, 2014
What if you could delete specific memories? ASAPScience shows you how it may already be possible in their new video!
November 8, 2014
What if you could delete specific memories? ASAPScience shows you how it may already be possible in their new video!
Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling
November 8, 2014
It is quiet and dark. The theater is hushed. James Bond skirts along the edge of a building as his enemy takes aim. Here in the audience, heart rates increase and palms sweat. I know this to be true because instead of enjoying the movie myself, I am measuring the brain activity of a dozen viewers. For me, excitement has a different source: I am watching an amazing neural ballet in which a story line changes the activity of people’s brains. Many business people have already discovered the power...
November 8, 2014
It is quiet and dark. The theater is hushed. James Bond skirts along the edge of a building as his enemy takes aim. Here in the audience, heart rates increase and palms sweat. I know this to be true because instead of enjoying the movie myself, I am measuring the brain activity of a dozen viewers. For me, excitement has a different source: I am watching an amazing neural ballet in which a story line changes the activity of people’s brains. Many business people have already discovered the power...
Our Machine Masters
November 7, 2014
Some days I think nobody knows me as well as Pandora. I create a new music channel around some band or song and Pandora feeds me a series of songs I like just as well. In fact, it often feeds me songs I’d already downloaded onto my phone from iTunes. Either my musical taste is extremely conventional or Pandora is really good at knowing what I like. In the current issue of Wired, the technology writer Kevin Kelly says that we had all better get used to this level of predictive prowess. Kelly...
November 7, 2014
Some days I think nobody knows me as well as Pandora. I create a new music channel around some band or song and Pandora feeds me a series of songs I like just as well. In fact, it often feeds me songs I’d already downloaded onto my phone from iTunes. Either my musical taste is extremely conventional or Pandora is really good at knowing what I like. In the current issue of Wired, the technology writer Kevin Kelly says that we had all better get used to this level of predictive prowess. Kelly...
Before You Respond to that Email, Pause
November 2, 2014
Buying Time There are a few practical ways to buy some time when you get a message where your gut tells you not to respond or where you are not sure how to respond. The non-response response – “Got your message.” This is meant to serve as an acknowledgement but really is only filler. It may aggravate someone in the midst of a negotiation or other serious exchange. The expectation-setter – “Got it. Lot on the plate today, I’ll get back to you tomorrow afternoon.” This is often...
November 2, 2014
Buying Time There are a few practical ways to buy some time when you get a message where your gut tells you not to respond or where you are not sure how to respond. The non-response response – “Got your message.” This is meant to serve as an acknowledgement but really is only filler. It may aggravate someone in the midst of a negotiation or other serious exchange. The expectation-setter – “Got it. Lot on the plate today, I’ll get back to you tomorrow afternoon.” This is often...
Productivity Lessons from Einstein, Twain, Franklin, Fey, and Seinfeld
October 19, 2014
Earlier this year, my daughter was doing a book report on Albert Einstein. As I talked to her about it, I learned about Einstein's "annus mirabilis" of 1905. That's the year when he published four scientific papers and a dissertation that basically created modern physics. At the time, he was working six days a week as a patent examiner. And playing in a string quartet. But what I was most curious about was: HOW was Einstein so productive? What were his HABITS? Could they APPLY TO ME? Those...
October 19, 2014
Earlier this year, my daughter was doing a book report on Albert Einstein. As I talked to her about it, I learned about Einstein's "annus mirabilis" of 1905. That's the year when he published four scientific papers and a dissertation that basically created modern physics. At the time, he was working six days a week as a patent examiner. And playing in a string quartet. But what I was most curious about was: HOW was Einstein so productive? What were his HABITS? Could they APPLY TO ME? Those...
