Your Self – An Owners Manual

I came across this post by Dave Pollard that I found amusing, informative, exhaustive, fun and wise – all at the same time. I could not stop myself from sharing this on my blog.  You can read the entire post on Dave’s blog – here. Go back and read some of his earlier post as well, while you are on his blog. A wealth of information and wisdom awaits.  Dave and his work was introduced to me by Harold Jarche, whom I hosted on my podcast sometime back. His blog also has a wealth of information that will go a […]

The Subtle and Critical Art of Questioning

Lawyers have known all along that the way word their question to a witness, determines the response they get from the witness. They have used this practical knowledge for decades to both right the wrongs and wrong some rights.  In a research paper titled, “Eliciting the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth: The Effect of Question Phrasing on Deception,” Maurice Schweitzer (Wharton professor) & his team of researchers discovered that subtle tweaks in the way a question is asked can lead to profoundly different answers.  We know that the ability to ask good questions can go a long way […]