When you realize ‘technically’ you are closer to 80 than 20 years old. Oh damn!

What power tactics do people use to translate power bases into specific ­action? What options do they have for influencing their bosses, coworkers, or ­employees? Research has identified nine distinct influence tactics:   Legitimacy. Relying on your authority position or saying a request ­accords with organizational policies or rules. Rational persuasion. Presenting logical arguments and factual evidence to demonstrate a request is reasonable. Inspirational appeals. Developing emotional commitment by appealing to a target’s values, needs, hopes, and aspirations. Consultation. Increasing support by involving the target in deciding how to accomplish your plan. Exchange. Rewarding the target with benefits or favors […]

Heard from down the block.   Angrily yelled, “Funny-made bitch!”

CLOSING THE GAP from CNBC https://link.cnbc.com/public/26066385 Thursday, December 16, 2021 Julia Boorstin is CNBC’s senior media & tech reporter. You can follow her on Twitter @JBoorstin. Not a week goes by that I don’t see a report that shocks me with the dramatic lack of equity in the business world. New research from the Knight Foundation revealed that only 1.4% of the more than $82 trillion in U.S.-based assets is managed by firms owned or run by women or people of color. I was so struck by that number — it’s so tiny — I had to ask the Knight Foundation three […]

When you realize that when you notice all the old people out enjoying themselves are younger than you.