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Persuasion

Technology News About Apple and Microsoft Offer Lesson In Contrast

March 4, 2010

ontrast can be used as a signal of persuasion. It allows us to consider one thing in the light of another. And in today’s technology news, I noticed two stories that offer a perfect lesson in contrast. First up, John Breeden, who writes for GCN

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Obama Out of the Bubble, Onto the Battlefield of Persuasion

February 16, 2010

The President can’t persuade Congress to make meaningful changes if he’s allowing Congress to define the narrative. In a battle of persuasion, he’d best act now or his moment will be lost.

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How Do You Let People Know You Are On Their Side?

September 11, 2009

How do you let people know you are on their side?  Simple.  Send a few signals of similarity. The fact is, people send all kinds of signals with their communication.  They signal valuable information not just about who they are, but also how they are and why they are the way they are.  If you [...]

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Difficult People – Interference from Meddling Meddlers

April 15, 2009

It’s MEDDLING WEEK here at Dr. K’s Blog. Why? And why is it starting mid-week? Because for the rest of this week (and maybe the beginning of next), I’m posting about dealing with the difficult behavior of meddling, and the meddling meddlers whose meddling creates such a muddle for their seeming victims. And I’m starting today because the idea of starting a week long series mid-week is disruptive, just like meddlers are disruptive.

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What Makes Attentive People More Persuasive?

November 23, 2008

Observe people closely and you discover just how unique we all truly are. Everyone of us is one of a kind, and cannot be duplicated – even if cloned. It’s one of those ironic things that we all have in common and a key to the art of persuasion. In the presence of your genuine affection and interest, that which is special in people tends to blossom and grow.

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Where Are You in The Stages Of Change?

October 28, 2008

When you find yourself with an underperforming employee, or when you’re not getting the results in your own work that you think should be possible, that’s a good time to use the art of persuasion to move through the five stages of change I talked about in my last post.

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How Can Persuasion Help People Deal With Change?

October 27, 2008

How Can Persuasion Help People Deal With Change? In his book ‘Changing for Good,’ James Prochaska offers a model of change that identifies five stages that people move through before a change is firmly entrenched in their lives. While his model was developed for working with people who have substance abuse problems, I have found that the model has a broader application that is both incredibly interesting and useful. I think you will too!

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Dr. K’s Blog Endorses Barack Obama For President of the USA

October 23, 2008

Yesterday, while working on my new book, I stopped to write my opinion of the whole campaign and where I am at with it. In today’s post, I’ll share with you what I wrote and make an official endorsement. I want to thank those of you who interacted with me about this election in a respectful way.

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