In his book, “How to Develop Self-Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking,” Dale Carnegie tells the following story about New Jersey’s own Thomas Edison and the powers of observation: Thomas Edison found that twenty-seven of his assistants had used, every day for six months, a certain path which led from his lamp factory to…
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Let the Other Person Save Face
Dale Carnegie knew the importance of avoiding embarrassing situations by letting other people save face. In his book, How to Develop Self Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking, he cites the example of Charles Steinmetz, who was an employee of the General Electric Company. General Electric was faced with the delicate task of removing…