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How to Feel Up in a Down Economy

Kare Anderson — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:50:12 -0500

Only the loony disregard this crashing economy. Yet the prudent recognize it’s vital now to practice resilience, even virtue. It helps to be near friends who feel the same. (Who lifts your spirits?) So it also helps to know that we’re born with a set point for happiness.

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The Ultimatum Game: How to Make the Smartest Deal

Kare Anderson — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:01:46 -0500

“Let’s say you’re handed $10 and told you can split it any way you like between you and another person…” starts the

Leadership

The Ultimatum Game: How to Make the Smartest Deal

Kare Anderson — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:01:28 -0500

“Let’s say you’re handed $10 and told you can split it any way you like between you and another person…” starts the

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5 Character Traits to Survive the Recession

Helen Whelan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:02:33 -0500

Ok. It’s ugly out there. We thought of five traits we believe will bring you luck or at least, help you survive the recession.

Time to Dive Back In

Donna Karlin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:56:31 -0400

Summer used to be a time when things slowed down. That doesn't seem to be happening any more. People think summer is quieter and then they ask "Whatever happened to Summer"?

Get Smarter Than Smart

Marcia Conner — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:39:02 -0400

A CEO just asked me how to get his people under control. He believes he's doing everything right so it must be his people who are all wrong. He reminds me of the teacher who prepares all summer and then come fall the wrong students arrive.

Collaborate Towards a Single Goal. Expect the Unexpected.

Kare Anderson — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:46:41 -0400

More than your solitary smarts, your capacity to do something extraordinary depends on something else. It is your ability to build on the work of others from the past or with others at the same time. So said Malcolm Gladwell at last year’s New Yorker conference. This may be a key theme in Outliers: Why Some People Succeed and Some Don’t“, his next book, due out this November.

Here’s some of Gladwell’s related insights:

Power of Choice

Bonnie Wentworth — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:21:10 -0400

What do we focus on as leaders? Research has shown we get more of what we focus on. We focus on problems. We get more problems. We focus on choices; we see more available choices. What are you focusing on today?