Erudite Relics of Loc Huu Ho

Ask for what you want.

Believe in yourself.

Change your mind.
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Garibaldi, the Italian patriot, said to his men: “I do not promise you ease; I do not promise you comfort. I promise you hardship, weariness, suffering; but I promise you victory.” Read the rest of this entry »

BWSmallBiz — Managing February 13, 2009, 5:00PM EST

In tough times, entrepreneurs try the so-called science of happiness to build thriving companies

By Jill Hamburg Coplan

To understand how positive psychology—the so-called science of happiness—is being used by entrepreneurs, it helps to look at a company under siege. After all, it’s one thing to talk about the connections between a positive mental state and a healthy company when a business is running well, turning a profit, and grabbing new customers. But tougher times really test entrepreneurs, separating those who hunker down and hope the worst will pass from those who use their strengths to find opportunity amid rubble. Read the rest of this entry »

By Eric Garner, 10th February 2009

A team does as well as you and the team think they can.

This idea is known as “the self-fulfilling prophecy”. When you believe the team will perform well, in some strange, magical way they do. And similarly, when you believe they won’t perform well, they don’t.

There is enough experimental data to suggest that the self-fulfilling prophecy is true. One unusual experiment in 1911 concerned a very clever horse called Hans. This horse had the reputation for being able to add, multiply, subtract, and divide by tapping out the answer with its hooves. The extraordinary thing was that it could do this without its trainer being present. It only needed someone to put the questions.

On investigation, it was found that when the questioner knew the answer, he or she transmitted various very subtle body language clues to Hans such as the raising of an eyebrow or the dilation of the nostrils. Hans simply picked up on these clues and continued tapping until he arrived at the required answer. The questioner expected a response and Hans obliged. Read the rest of this entry »

By Eric Garner, 4th February 2009

Be a rays-of-sunshine experience for others.

If you want to move up the ranks of masterful communication, you have to watch what you say to others. Not just in the showpieces of communication such as a presentation, a memo, or a meeting, but in everyday interaction. Learn these 7 rules and you can quietly and unobtrusively become a master of interpersonal relationships. Read the rest of this entry »