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The Art of Persuasion in Politics

May 19, 2008

Saturday morning, and I found myself reading Dick Morris‘s op-ed take in the Washington Post on what John McCain needs to do to persuade the American people to choose him over Barack Obama. Morris’s persuasion proposition is to get Americans to set aside their negative feelings towards the Bush administration and the damage it has […]

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Finding a Step Forward Toward Positive Change

May 16, 2008

Change for the better happens when individuals like yourself identify what they do care about and then find a step forward that fulfills it. It really is that simple. My regular readers know that I ask you to ask yourself: What do you care about? What difference do you want to make? What matters enough […]

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The Art of Persuasion: Improving Your Communications with Useful Assumptions

May 14, 2008

As you know if you are a regular reader of this blog, or my latest book, I am a big believer in The Art of Persuasion. In recent posts, The Nature of Sanity (video here) and Mastering the Art of Persuasion & Communication: Recognizing Communication Needs, here, I talked about useful assumptions as the foundation […]

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Science Submits to Nagging: My Response

May 12, 2008

Well, science has finally done it! What’s it? Given aid and comfort to the nags and whiners (whingers in some parts) of the world! Woohoo! The message from the data – Go ahead and drive people to exhaustion, it works! When their defenses are down, when they can’t put up any more of a fight, […]

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Dealing With Bad Behavior from Your Boss

May 9, 2008

Dealing with bad behavior at work is a common theme that I address continually in my work with people, my writing and here on this blog. Below is another example of someone experiencing bad behavior from her boss and my recommendations to her. (Her real name is not used.)

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Persuading with Integrity: Recognizing Influence

May 7, 2008

This post continues from my last post on Persuading with Integrity here and is helpful if you are seeking to improve your ability to change your world for the better and you want to improve your persuasion skills. Strengthening your positive persuasion, persuading with integrity, and communication skills is facilitated by understanding some basics. This […]

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Persuading with Integrity: A Toolkit Series

May 5, 2008

If you are seeking to improve your ability to change your world for the better—like most of us I suspect—you may find it useful to brush-up on your persuasion skills. This post is an introduction into the basics of persuasion with integrity that I researched for my book, The Insider’s Guide: The Art of Persuasion: […]

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How to Communicate With A Coworker Taking Credit for Others’ Work

May 2, 2008

Communications problems with coworkers are common—we’ve all experienced them. Solutions to nagging coworker problems can be found in your own desire to create positive change. Keep in mind, many times you are not the only one experiencing the coworker-problem. By addressing the problem, you will be creating positive change for yourself and others.

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