Free rider in simple terms is someone who benefits (takes) all the time without ever thinking of paying for what he or she is getting. In other words, free rider is someone who takes the giver for granted. Free riders are part of your life. You can’t avoid them but if you don’t spot them… Continue reading
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The Ultra-short Course on Seduction
How can you seduce someone? Important Note: With the Valentine’s day around, the title can be misleading. No, I am not talking about romantic kind of seduction – I don’t claim to be an expert on that and I am happily married for the last twenty years – so I guess it does not matter… Continue reading
Out-of-the-box thinking on out-of-the-box thinking
Two questions for you: 1. Are you an out-of-the-box thinker? 2. Are you surrounded by people who are not out-of-the-box thinkers? If you said “Yes” to the first question, there is a good chance that the second question becomes a rhetorical question. If the answer to the second question is a “No,” you are saying… Continue reading
The Case for Listening
Have you faced a situation where you had gone to a meeting to share something but by the end of the meeting all you did was to listen to the other person talk about their work and never bothered to listen to what you had to say? If you have experienced it, I am sure… Continue reading
Things that make me smile #47 – The Interview
Just shows that what you say may not be what someone is hearing…. The Interview Interviewer: “OK, if you could have dinner with someone, living or dead, who would you choose?” Interviewee: “The one who is living, definitely!” Have fun! ===== Note: For other 46 posts in the same series, please visit my Squidoo Lens… Continue reading