For some, the idea of working in a team conjures up positive images of everyone coming together and successfully completing a task or project. For others, it causes a more negative response: being left with all the work, no group cohesion, and, ultimately, failure of the project. Whatever your past experience with teamwork, it will…
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How to Get Cooperation From Others
Dale Carnegie once told the story of Adolph Seltz of Philadelphia, who was a sales manager in an automobile showroom and a student in one of Carnegie’s courses. Seltz had suddenly found himself confronted with the necessity of injecting enthusiasm into a discouraged and disorganized group of automobile salespeople. Calling a sales meeting, he urged…
Be Thankful for All You Have This Thanksgiving
A week from today, November 24, we celebrate Thanksgiving here in the U.S. But November 24 this year also marks another milestone—the 123rd anniversary of Dale Carnegie’s birth. Giving thanks for what he had in life formed the basis for virtually all of Dale Carnegie’s life principles. In a rare book entitled, “Dale Carnegie… as…
The Fundamental Principle of Handling People
“I shall pass this way but once. Therefore, any good that I can do, or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again” — William Penn Dale Carnegie had the above quote pasted on his mirror, where he could not help but see it…