Dale Carnegie knew that approaching someone with praise and honest appreciation was a sure way to avoid a confrontation. In his legendary book, “How To Win Friends and Influence People,” he tells the story of Dorothy Day of Garden City, Long Island: Mrs. Day was to give a luncheon to a small group of friends….
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Slice and Dice the Task to Make it More Manageable
A major reason for procrastinating on big, important tasks is that they appear so large and formidable when you first approach them. One technique that you can use to cut a big task down to size is to simply lay out the task in detail and then resolve to do just one slice of the…
Stop Being a Negative Nancy at the Workplace!
Understanding the power that negative attitudes have in the workplace and how that then affects the morale of everyone else and ultimately the productivity and efficiency of the company is extremely important. Much research has shown that emotion can be contagious, particularly in group settings. What’s important to note is the difference between the negative…
How to Open a Talk
Dale Carnegie once asked Dr. Lynn Harold Hough, formerly president of Northwestern University, what was the most important fact that his long experience as a speaker had taught him. After pondering for a minute, he replied, “To get an arresting opening, something that will seize the attention immediately.” Dr. Hough planned in advance almost the…