We’re familiar with the phrase “walking the talk”—acting in accordance with what we say, being genuine and congruent—which is a vital part of relating effectively to other people. Sometimes we might …
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Which do you notice first, what’s right or what’s wrong?
Vic Conant, owner of Nightingale Conant Corporation, producer of audio learning programs and more, rarely goes in front of the microphone. One time he did, one of the most striking things he said was …
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If you want change, try fairness
Joe is angry. He wants change. He cites all the things he doesn’t like about what the other guy is doing... and what he doesn’t like about the other guy, period. He wants upheaval. It’s a sustained …
Why the ancients had it all figured
You notice it immediately. The meeting’s hardly started before you realise it’s all going to be facts and figures; all logical and analytical—nothing from the heart at all. I can spot this behavior …
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Why some arguments are pointless, and how to improve your world in 2012
Happy New Year! May it be a good one for you and confound all gloomy predictions. Often in an extreme can be found its opposite. As atomic physicist, Niels Bohr said, “The opposite of a correct …
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Clarity doesn’t make good radio
At the level of the system - how things work - it's actually very simple: The UK is not in the Euro and should not be part of stronger arrangements to protect that currency. The necessary rigour is …