What are your values?

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Food for thought

Neuroticism is a fundamental domain of personality with enormous public health implications I think neuroticism as a personality trait has become the default for so many people in the US and the world over.  Back when we were kids all our friends where cool little dudes.  Right?!!!  Some people were extroverted and still some others were neurotic but that was the kid everyone poked fun at I seem to remember but pretty positive, stand-up kinda guys and gals. So is it just me or did the GenY/millenial generations all lean too far forward to neurotic over some of the other […]

Power Tactics in business

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 […]

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 […]

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