Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Source: Leonardo da Vinci [Public domain]
Month: January 2019
The free e-book I Still Can’t Speak English by Jason West, downloadable at bookboon.com can finally help you to learn to speak English quickly by curating your own free and hugely effective social learning and social media English course.
From the Introduction of the book: “If you have studied English for some time; if you have taken lots of different classes, studied using lots of different course books, listened to lots of audio and still do not feel confident when you speak English (but desperately want to); this ebook is for you.”
It is essential to manage our emotions when we work with people we dislike. But how can we work effectively with them when we dislike so much members of our team? There are some strategies for managing negative relationships, in order to reduce stress and enjoy work far more.
Read more on: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/bad-working-relationships.htm#np
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Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else
Source: Leonardo da Vinci – Hammer Codex (Public Domain)
If you were to watch only 1 TEDx which one you should not miss? This one! (55 million viewers cannot be wrong….).
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson, speaking for TED talks, makes an interesting case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
Creativity is, according to him, the process of having original ideas that have value and it is possible only if we are not afraid of being wrong!
Children are not afraid and for this all children are creative. But schools teach them not to make mistakes and so they begin to stigmatize mistakes…
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)
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There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see. Leonardo da Vinci
Source: Leonardo da Vinci (Public Domain)
Persuading is a key communication skill that helps you to achieve influence with others. The ability to persuade can be developed and improved in order to become a better negotiator.
The psychologist Kenneth Berrien elaborated the so called Persuasion Tolls Model. In his studies of applied psychology in the 1940s, Berrien linked negotiation and persuasion style to emotional intelligence (EI).
According to the model, four negotiation approaches exist:
– emotion
– logic
– bargaining
– compromise
The article is meant to help you find the best negotiation approach to use on the base of your level of intuition and your influencing capabilities: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCS_80.htm
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The Diplo calendar 2019 realized by Stefano Baldi presents a selection of quotes for better living and better working.
All the quotes are about animals and their behaviours, their instincts and the complexity of their social dynamics.
Here is the selected quotation for the month of January
To his dog, every man is Napoleon,
hence the constant popularity of dogs.
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