Propaganda ends where dialogue begins.
- Marshall McLuhan
Argument vs Persuasion vs Propaganda
We already talked about negotiation (win-win) vs persuasion (reasoning) vs influencing...
Business Skills
A business's survival depends upon persuading people to buy/agree to the deal.
- Build it like a cause: 'Every vote counts.' Or, 'Even a penny will help.'
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Business Skills
Persuading vs Negotiating vs Influencing
Persuading is successfully convincing others to do something. Negotiating is successfully discussing and reaching a mutually satisfactory agreement. Influen...
Business Skills
1. Some useful leadership techniques: Stories/narratives, metaphors to explain things, symbolic actions, leading by example, incentives, and penalties.
2. Bad Boss vs. Good Boss
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Business Skills
The first 16 jobs listed below have been rated by managers as the top jobs of any leader, in descending order of importance (Source: HBR)
1. Inspires and motivates others (38% votes)
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Business Skills
Who is a leader? / What is the definition of a leader?
A leader has an idea where the future lies (for the business/individuals/team/country/etc) and she/he then influences and guides...
Thinking Skills
We always remember best the irrelevant.
- Peter Drucker
There must be at least 500 million rats in the United States; of course, I am speaking only from memory.
- Edga...
Thinking Skills
1. The best tip about fast reading is this: The best way to read quickly is to read lots. And lots.
The more you read, the better you will have command over main ideas and presentatio...
Thinking Skills
1. Practice using both hands at once. Bounce two balls, stir two cups of tea. Try throwing two was of paper at a basket, one overhand, one underhand –simultaneously.
2. Think up 25 ...
Thinking Skills
First of all, genius is not about having a high IQ. Did you know that research has shown that beyond an IQ of 120, higher levels of IQ do not quite result in higher levels of creativity.
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