Don’t win arguments. Win hearts and minds From Real Influence by Mark Goulston
Tagged with Self Development …
QUOTATION: Knowledge
You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird… So let’s look at the bird and see what it’s doing – that what’s counts. I learned very early the difference beaten knowing the name of something and … Continue reading »
REVIEW: Poke the Box
This is not my first reading for Seth Godin. I have before read Linchpin and planning to read The Purple Cow. The book is about being an initiator, it’s about doing something, not giving up early, getting feedback and keep trying. It’s about starting things very often, with dedication and perseverance. The book highlights very inspiring thoughts … Continue reading »
REVIEW: What Every Body is Saying
I liked this book for so many reasons: the language is simple and the ideas are introduced in a very nice and simplified approach. They purpose of this book is to help you notice and interpret body language. It is based on an Ex FBI agent experience. It also set simple general rules that one … Continue reading »
QUOTATION: Learning from Experience
The larger the mistake, the more profound the opportunity to extract deep and lasting value from the lesson. From Web Operations
REVIEW: Tribes- We Need you to Lead us
Another nice piece from Seth Godin. Last week I heard this book at once during my flight to Oman. The book is really very interesting, inspiring and the same time very realistic. I really like the part where Seth Godin differentiates between the “Factory” and the “Tribe” mentality. But what I really liked most is … Continue reading »
TIP: Publicize your mistakes!
Usually, when one make a mistake at work, the first thing s/he thinks about is how s/he can hide this from his/her manager. right? From my humble experience, I usually think about it differently: How can I tell my manager about this. Strange? Not really, telling your manager about your mistakes is the best thing … Continue reading »
REVIEW: Influencers-The power to change anything
Over all a very interesting book, if you made it through the first 3 boring chapters! The book illustrates the influence dynamics and how to change anything. Six different techniques are throughly discussed and illustrated with real life example.
QUOTATION: Influence
When you surrender control, you win the possibility of influencing even addictive and highly entrenched behaviours. And you gain access to one of the most powerful human motivations-the power of a committed heart. From Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
QUOTATION: Gaining Influence
You must replace judgement with empathy, and lectures with questions. If you do so, you gain influence. From Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
