tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63563326126268356992024-10-24T02:40:58.711-07:00This is a blog aimed at learnings about the art of persuasionWinstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187595064699190214noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356332612626835699.post-91330247864794058832010-05-30T08:43:00.001-07:002010-05-30T08:43:59.601-07:00

Giving feedback, particularly constructive feedback, is often a stressful task. As counterintuitive as it may seem, giving feedback to a top performer can be even tougher. Top performers may not have obvious development needs and in identifying those needs, you can sometimes feel like you're being nitpicky or over-demanding. In addition, top performers may not be used to hearing constructive

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Tian Chang, the prime minister of the state of Qi, was plotting to take over the lordship. Deeply concerned about the likely obstruction from his archrivals, four prominent ministers, he decided to throw his state into a war with the state of Lu and assigned the ministers to lead the troops in the theater. Lu was the motherland of Confucius and many of his disciples. He chose Zi Gong to deal with

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You'll need different kinds of questions for different stages in the discussion. Here's a list of six categories of questions for a Socratic Dialogue, compiled by Richard Paul of the Center for Critical Studies: 1) questions that help clarify what the other person means; 2) questions that probe assumptions; 3) questions that look into the rationale, reasons and evidence the other person's using;

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It has been said that when Republicans wanted to drum up financial support all they had to do was invoke the name of Ted Kennedy in a piece of direct mail and the funds would roll in. That a man who was an anathema to some could over time become so revered by men and women on both sides of the political aisle is a tribute to Kennedy's ability to connect personally, as well as to his dogged

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Seven communication mistakes managers make are: 1) making controversial announcements without doing groundwork first; 2) lying; 3) ignoring the realities of power; 4) underestimating your audience's intelligence; 5) confusing process with outcome; 6) using inappropriate forms of communication; 7) ignoring acts of omission... View the artilce

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I could not believe it when I read the story of “Zi Gong preserve the State of Lu” at a Barnes & Noble store several years ago. Zi Gong, who had absolutely no political or military power to play, managed to change the course of a war and turned landscape of the country upside down 2,000+ years ago single-handedly through his powerful persuasion. Tian Chang, the prime minister of the stake of

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