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Articles by Rick Kirschner
Can You Hear Needs In A Person's Communication Style?
One of the many insights that will help you to use your influence to change your world is blending with communication behavior. And because behavior changes, you must pay some attention in order to notice the changes and respond to them.
On The Attractiveness Of Opposites
But if like doesn't attract like when it comes to genies delivering bicycles, do opposites attract instead? No, not when it comes to people, at least according to some research I've seen. But then, it depends on what you mean by opposite.
Does Society Win Or Lose From Persuasive Communication
The question before us: Is persuasion bad for society? It's an important question, because our world is witnessing an unprecedented onslaught of persuasive communication at every turn. Much of it is the creation of professional propagandists and marketing geniuses whose ethic is play for pay, and whose only boundary is 'whatever the market will bear.'
On The Morality Of Using Persuasion
To understand the moral basis of persuasive communication, I reference the writing of of David Weinberger, a Fellow at the prestigious Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society, when discussing the morality of the Internet and its myriad links, and then draw a link to the morality of persuasion.
Parenting Tips When Teens Are Out Of School
School’s out, and your teenagers are home. An apt metaphor for this moment is a messy room. A metaphor for what? For any area of their life(and your relationship with them) that’s currently a mess! Keep reading to learn how to deal with a messy parent-teen relationship!
How Persuasive Communication Can Be Fun(nier) Part Two
This article is the second part of a three part article series on the use of humor in positive persuasion
Putting Some Funny In Persuasive Communication Part One
The use of humor in persuasion is a funny thing. In this series of articles, you'll learn what's so funny about persuasive communication.
Customers Can Be Wrong, But Here's Why The Customer Is Always Right
You are, no doubt, familiar with the saying, ‘The customer is always right!’ Well, there are all kinds of reasons to believe that ‘the customer is always right’ is wrong. And I have to agree with people who say that it’s wrong. But here’s the rub. If your interest is bringing about positive change between employees and customers, it’s still right! Let me explain.
Obstacles And Keys To Effective Team Coaching
Learn about the common obstacles to effective coaching, and essential skills necessary for managers to build their authority and successfully coach their teams to great results.
How To Use Persuasion To Motivate Your Team
Persuasion is the deliberate attempt to influence another person’s map of reality in order to get a change in their thoughts and actions. So how can you leverage the power of persuasion to increase the motivation and performance of your people when they work as a team? Here are the keys.