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Do you want to know how to be a good conversationalist? What makes a compelling conversation? One way to start and maintain strong relationships is by being a skilled conversationalist. In The Like Switch, Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins give tips for keeping conversations balanced and pleasant for everyone involved. Continue reading to learn how to be a good conversationalist.
Do you understand human brain development? How does the brain develop? In Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain, Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how everyone’s brain develops differently, based on a combination of their genes and their environment. Human brain development depends on the interaction between the genetic information already present in the brain and the environment it develops in. Continue reading to learn how this interaction has great implications for the development of children’s brains.
What is organizational health? Why is organizational health important? Patrick Lencioni’s book The Advantage talks in great detail about organizational health and its role in helping businesses reach their fullest potential. Further, he claims that there are four steps that you can take to reach organizational health. Read below for Lencioni’s definition of organizational health.
What are guiding principles in life? Why do you need rules for your life? In The Mountain Is You, Brianna Wiest says that having principles can help you achieve your purpose and ideal self. She also helps you create principles that are unique to your goals and needs. Keep reading to learn how to create guiding principles for your life.
Do you know how to compliment a friend? Why should you give out compliments? In The Like Switch, Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins suggest complimenting friends if you want to improve your relationships with them. They offer a few tricks to compliment someone without coming off as insincere to ensure you don’t hurt anyone’s feelings. Read below for the authors’ guide to being nice to someone in the best way possible.
What is a healthy work culture? Why is a safe environment important for employees? A safe working environment doesn’t just mean preventing injuries, it means creating a psychologically healthy place to work in for employees. According to Patrick Lencioni in his book The Advantage, a healthy work culture is crucial for building an effective team. Keep reading to learn how to build a healthy work culture for your business.
What are some amazing facts about the brain? What do these facts reveal about our minds? In Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain, Lisa Feldman Barrett provides facts about the brain that help us understand our control center even better. By understanding how our brain operates, you can take a more active role in deciding how to think and behave. Let’s look at these facts about the brain that Barrett provides.
What is the key to maintaining friendships? Do you want your friends to stick around for a while? You might know how to start new friendships, but it’s even harder to keep them. In The Like Switch, Jack Schafer and Marvin Karlins provide methods for maintaining strong relationships by keeping new and old friends feeling valued and happy. Take a look at how to maintain friendships for the long term.
Why don’t short-term missions help the poor? What poverty interventions work better than short-term missions? In When Helping Hurts, Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert encourage long-term development to help poor communities. To achieve this, they suggest a few poverty interventions to set communities on a successful path toward growth. Keep reading to learn more about these development strategies that are better than short-term missions.
What is leadership team development? What does a leadership team do? A leadership team is a group of people who are responsible for establishing and pursuing company goals. In The Advantage, Patrick Lencioni suggests building this team under five standards that they should uphold. Let’s look at these five standards and how they contribute to your leadership team development.