As a self-professed political junkie, this campaign season has been a bountiful cornucopia of riches not to mention a national stage for personal branding. Spending gobs of money on advertising and image building, the presidential ...READ»
Hillary Clinton + Anticipatory Rejection + Fearful Aggression = Lost Presidential Bid
Anticipatory rejection
is a state of mind where you believe that regardless of what you say,
people will push back, ...READ»
On Saturday, Hillary Clinton (finally) announced that she was running for president. In a video posted to her website, Senator Clinton, sitting in what looked like her living room, officially entered the '08 race. I always love to ...READ»
Ever since I was quoted in the January 21 New York Times, I've been in conversations with several reporters and others on the topic of authenticity. In case you didn't see the article, my comments had to do with Hillary Clinton's ...READ»
Feeling cooped up in that dingy old cube? Life seem a little meaningless? No worries. The State Department will be happy to send you to the far reaches of the planet to end violence, empower citizens, and bring peace and prosperity to the rest of the world.READ»
I ran into Chelsea Clinton today (1/12) at the Farmer’s Market at Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade.
In a sweet, sincere voice she said, “I hope you’ll support my mom.” I had been undecided between her mom, Barack ...READ»
A pair of new books on Senator Hillary Clinton, as described by the Washington Post, draw a portrait of a woman who is smart, shrewd and very “methodical.” Both books, one by Carl Bernstein (Her Way) and the other by Jeff Gerth ...READ»
She cries, she wins. What's going on?
Prior to Hillary Clinton's crying episode, we knew more about her experience, than about how to experience her.
When she cried and showed vulnerability, she demonstrated more accessibility ...READ»
“We change when it hurts too much not to change.” That statement is attributed to Harvard professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the author of many books on change and its effect on organizations. This sentiment certainly applied to ...READ»
As I watched the debate between Obama and Clinton in Austin, Texas, I thought of tennis.
I never progressed very far in tennis, because I never mastered the skill of hitting the ball with over spin. Try as a I might, I would ...READ»
What are we to make of Hillary Clinton’s recent tendency to laugh loudly and fully when being peppered with questions by the media and Rudolph Giuliani’s acceptance of a cell phone call from his wife, Judith, in the middle of an ...READ»
Show me someone who hasn't thought through a BATNA
(Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement) and I'll show you Hillary Clinton.
BATNA is a term first developed by negotiation researchers Roger Fisher and Bill Ury of the ...READ»
Here’s one that slipped under the radar while the Republicans were bashing Hillary and Hillary was bashing Obama and Obama was bashing Hillary and Amy Winehouse was bashing herself.
Starting March 31, New York City fast-food ...READ»
Okay, I admit the headline on today’s entry could fall under the category of “bait and switch.” See, I don’t really want to write about Hillary Clinton’s recent defeat at the polls, but there’s so much news about it ...READ»
As FC's Danielle Sacks explored in this month's Fast Talk, much of the 2008 presidential campaign is being fought on the Web with the growth of online fund-raising, grassroots organizing, and viral video. This week's must-see clip ...READ»
After rereading my previous blog, Obama, Clinton '08, I realized that what I was responding to in my switch to Obama in the number one position and Clinton in the number two position was the dissonance I was experiencing with regard ...READ»
Hillary Clinton has thrown out an important challenge, namely, "It's 3
AM, you have a national security crisis on your hands, who do you want
answering the phone?"
I am anxious about Barack Obama picking up
that phone, ...READ»
Observing the presidential campaigns as an expert in emotional intelligence has been highly instructional about what does and doesn't work in terms of leadership.
One of the main appeals to Barack Obama is that when people ...READ»
This week Hillary Clinton shared her vision for her role as Secretary of State. For the first time in a long time, I think we are hearing the sounds of an informed approach to conflict. Hillary said, “I believe that American ...READ»
Since the Democratic debate on October 30, there has been a veritable media hissy-fit over Hillary Clinton’s purported stumbles as well as her resorting to the gender card when her campaign labeled the attacks by her competitors ...READ»
What is Hillary's Man Problem?
There is a lot written about her not being tough enough for men plus a variety of other reasons. I think there is something else possibly going on. Men -- and there are lots of them -- whose swagger ...READ»
In the west, we’re spoiled. Women are an integral part of society,
running board rooms, Fortune 500 companies, households, raising
children; often doing everything (or more) that their male counterparts
do. In much of the rest of ...READ»
In an e-mail today addressed to her supporters, Hillary Clinton offered her thanks and expressed a willingness to help the Democratic party unite behind Senator Obama. On Saturday, she plans to hold an event in Washington that will ...READ»
Being gracious in victory and defeat is a key to building strong relationships. Strong relationships with the important people in your life are a key to interpersonal competence. Tuesday evening, we all go to see an example of ...READ»
I always watch the presidential candidate debates, both sides, because as an expert in political communication, the press often calls on me to get my take on things. As my long-time readers already know, when it comes to presidential ...READ»
