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Of course it is not that simple to implement but it is a good start to identify what works best for you and keep doing it and stop what doesn’t work.
For more advice read the article : The Costanza Principle: Better Decisions Through Your Inner Contrarian ( Original article published in 2014 in lifehacker.com written by Thorin Klosowski )
Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results-Albert Einstein
Adapting your leadership style to a different cultural setting can be tough, especially when the new setting demands a style different from how you would normally and comfortably behave at home. So how do you adapt your leadership behavior across cultures without losing yourself in the process?
Great article: Source: di.dk
It is not always wise to follow the advice : “In Rome do like Romans do ” because you are not a Roman and therefore the expectations people have about you are conditioned by their own bias and stereotypes and what they think about your culture.
Global dexterity is the capacity to adapt your behavior, when necessary, in a foreign cultural environment to accommodate new and different expectations that vary from those of your native cultural setting.
Watch also the interview of Andy Molinsky, Author of “Global Dexterity” :https://hbr.org/video/2363497345001/reaching-across-cultures-without-losing-yourself
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Everyone wants to be happy, but the biggest obstacle to that is the mushy thing inside your skull that you think with.
Source: www.cracked.com
The brain is designed to put more weight on negative thoughts than on positive ones. This imbalance takes us away from experiencing positive emotions such as joy, gratitude or hope.
Having positive emotions helps us become relaxed, playful and learn new skills more easily.
However, it is important to have a certain amount of negative emotions to be able to be creative and resilient.
Related references:
Perception and Behavior: How To Stimulate Creativity
Updated Thinking on Positivity Ratios Barbara L. Fredrickson
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Oxytocin has been described as the molecule of social connection associated with positive traits like trust, cooperation, and empathy.
Judith and Richard Glaser published an article in HBR on the results of a study that analyzed the hormonal response of positive and negative behaviors in managers. Source: blogs.hbr.org
Oxytocin is the hormone that we produce when we feel good during a conversation like positive feedback. Cortisol is the hormone of stress produced when we have fear of being criticized or rejected.
Cortisol stays much longer in the blood than oxytocin that is why we remember more negative comments than positive ones.
So the article suggests to be mindful of the behaviors that open us up, and those that close us down, in our relationships:
Behaviors that send positive messages:
Behaviors that send negative messages:
Separately I found other interesting studies showing that oxytocin levels increased in dog owners and their dogs after physical contact: Psychosocial and Psychophysiological Effects of Human-Animal Interactions: The Possible Role of Oxytocin
There is also evidences that oxytocin doesn’t make people more moral or immoral. It shifts people’s focus from themselves to their group or tribe . As a consequence, people may also exhibit more racism and intercultural or inter group clashes when those behaviors favor the group interests (Carsten de Dreu: Does the ‘love hormone’ foster racism? ).
“When you give preferential treatment to your in-group as ethnocentrism, you implicitly indirectly discriminate against people who do not belong to your in-group. And they feel that, they feel resentment, they may protest, so indirectly, it could be that oxytocin contributes to inter-group tensions” Carsten de Dreu
Got a know-it-all in your life who knows everything except, perhaps, how to act like a real human being? Read on for tips on how to deal.
According to the author of this article, Susan Davis, the Know It All (KIAs) are part of the most difficult people in the world to deal with, along with :
*The bullies
*The stealth destroyers
*The “yes” people
**The complainers
*The martyrs
There are KIAs everywhere but it is particularly annoying when this type of person is your boss, employee or co-worker.
So what can you do when you are engaged in a dead-end conversation with a KIA or worse with a clique of KIAs?
No matter what you say, those people will never be interested in your ideas if they don’t think like you. They usually use criticism, condescending or sarcastic tone and even try to intimidate you.
KIA people lack basic emotional intelligence and are self-defensive trying to exclude anybody who are not admiring their intelligence or agree with their truth or faith.
As much as possible stay calm and relaxed not trying to argue at all. You will always lose if you try to battle with their ego. In addition, it is not good for your heart and well-being as you may feel frustrated and angry.
In case having a conversation is unavoidable, then ask the KIA person questions about their field of expertise they will be more than happy to teach you something.
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Related Article : The 5 Signs of a Bad Leader
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Fetal facial development is essential not only for postnatal bonding between parents and child, but also theoretically for the study of the origins of affect. However, how such movements become coordinated is poorly understood. 4-D ultrasound visualisation allows an objective coding of fetal facial movements.
Interesting study analysing specific movements of facial muscles of fetuses in the womb thanks to 4D ultrasounds.
This research has shown that specific facial muscles movements could be linked to specific emotions helping babies communicate long before the language is developed.
More research should be done but we can maybe conclude that those fetal expressions become unconscious facial micro-movements in adults triggered by emotions and that there are universal across cultures
See on www.plosone.org
Facial Expressions Of Emotion Across Cultures: Are They Innate or Learned ?
Your body language shapes who you are | Video on TED.com
Guide to Reading Microexpressions
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There’s a growing body of evidence supporting the idea that your friends’ friends wield tremendous power over you without you even knowing it.
Social networks are the groups of real friends that we all share and interact with.
“Birds of a feather really DO flock together”
In the article, the negative effect of social networks is shown with obese people who tend to connect with other fat people on many levels of connection.
Emotions are the tools people use to connect with social network friends usually faster than in the real world where people tend to be more inhibited to expose themselves in person.
The phone works two ways though and the positive effects of your online friends may outweigh the negative impacts.
For example you can join people who have common goals and interests such as losing weight, staying fit and healthy, aging, raising kids or living abroad etc. Social networks can sometimes help you get extra motivated and less isolated.
What do you think ?
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