Combining One’s Emotional Intelligence with Ethos, Pathos and Logos in Business
Oftentimes, I find myself referring to Aristotle’s modes of persuasion or appeal in context to building meaningful relationships in business: ethos (credibility, ethical appeal or “character”), pathos (emotional), and logos (logical). Whether people are aware of the different tools at-hand, many use the different modes in varying degrees for different situations and people. In terms of the types of social ...
Continue ReadingBeing a Confident Listener Is Just As Important As Being a Confident Speaker
To cut to the chase of what could have potentially turned into a heated debate from tonight, I had a conversation with someone who insisted that he was listening to what I was saying, when really he wasn’t, but when I put it another way he finally understood where I was coming from. Sound familiar? Well, that’s because he didn’t ...
Continue ReadingPaying it Forward During Tough Economic Times and How It Can Play a Viral Role
At the risk of sounding a little sappy, I believe in “paying it forward.” Ever since the film, Pay It Forward, came out, the phrase has been fairly commonplace but just in case you haven’t read the book, seen the film or understand the basic concept, it involves the process of doing something good for someone in response to a ...
Continue ReadingFear of Change and Losing (Percieved) Control and How They Relate to Fear of Success
Although “kainophobia” and “agoraphobia” are rarely used in the context of everyday conversation, there are tell-tale signs of those who demonstrate a significant level of fear in both change and loss of (perceived) control – not necessarily at the level of uncontrollable fear that kainophobia or agoraphobia are defined as but still significant enough that it’s palpable. I think it’s ...
Continue ReadingI Hate the Term “Multitasking” – It’s More Like Hyper-Reprioritizing and Hyper-Switching
Ugh. I overheard someone criticizing another person of not being good at “multitasking.” I was so irritated in hearing this that I almost countered, “Guess what Sherlock, neither are you.” It’s not that I had any ill-will towards the guy making the comment, it’s just a fallacy to believe our brains are able to sense/absorb, pre-process, decide, control and act ...
Continue ReadingNail It Before You Scale It!
I’ve heard this phrase used in context to software development a lot and find it to be true for any high-tech product or service to be developed. One of the many difficulties for startups is getting the “secret sauce” right: the right messaging and positioning for specific target markets; the right-fitted operations to scale for internal stakeholders and contributors; and ...
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