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Gary Crow - ArticlesGary A. Crow, Ph.D. is the Executive Editor of Leadership Village Press and Leadership Village, a network of sites focusing on leadership, personal success, interpersonal excellence, parenting, family matters, and relationship management.
Taking the HintHow many apples fell on Newton's head before he took the hint? Hints are a good thing, especially if you are patient enough to get the point. Apples are a good thing too; but like hints, they can cause you problems if you dont deal with them thoughtfully and appropriately. To help with your management of hints and apples, consider this article; but be patient. Its value will gradually come clear. Persuasive Arm Twisting"We have found that the most effective persuaders use language in a particular way. They supplement numerical data with examples, stories, metaphors, and analogies to make their positions come alive. That use of language paints a vivid word picture and, in doing so, lends a compelling and tangible quality to the persuader's point of view." - Jay Conger - Read about the real persuaders and the dedicated snake oil hucksters. Broken Men"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." -- Frederick Douglas -- Whether this is true or not is certainly less than obvious. The lack of clarity starts with the meaning of Does Anyone Know What They are Doing?Have you ever been driven up the wall by a mainliner? 'What's a mainliner?' you ask. Read on. You likely are already familiar with the type. This article is just what you need to mainliner-proof your company. Some Stuff I Have LearnedThe toothpaste won't go back into the tube. I learned this important fact when I was about 6. I don't remember how I managed to get the toothpaste out of the tube and all over me, the bathroom, and my new shirt. But I sure do remember that there was no way to get it back into the tube before my mother asked the question all mothers ask. 'What in the world do you think you are doing?' The Key to Virtue"When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or because he cares no more for the game, the virtue passes out of him." -- Charles Horton Cooley -- There are three concepts here that represent an unusual juxtaposition: "conflict," "the game," and "virtue." This article discusses virtue and how you can assure that you are actually behaving virtuously. FHave you heard people talking whose vocabulary seems to be so adjective challenged that everything is F'ing this or F'ing that? It can get to where it's hard to tell whether F'ing is a good quality or bad. Of course, F'ing is also sometimes a verb which one presumes refers to desirable activity but even that isn't always clear. This article is just what you need to read, if you want the real story about F'ing. Pass it AlongAs you think about what you ought to do for other people, passing your character along to your children is both a responsibility and an opportunity. Children don
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