Another terrific post, Al. I like your distinctive take on the various social and management styles. I was in a leadership class recently and the mantra was: "Know yourself. Control yourself. Know others. Give others what they need." Dale Carnegie lives.
Technology is GREAT! Just ask any new grandparents who get almost daily updates on their newest grandchild! I've never been in sales, other than recommending books or websites to library patrons. I think that I'm good at "selling" people things for which they do not have to pay. I liked Ray's "Give others what they need." Reminded me of the "what would it take?" question that can lead to productive inquiry and consensus. I think that it was Gloria Steinem (?) who asked farmers in a sub-Saharan African village what would it take to keep them from selling/trafficking their daughters. They said "An electric fence." The fence would keep elephants from raiding their crops, so they could sell their resulting larger harvests for more money, which would mean that they wouldn't have to sell their daughters. (Good to hear that you're convalescing. Hope to see you this summer. I'm an INTJ, so we're pretty close. )
Another terrific post, Al. I like your distinctive take on the various social and management styles. I was in a leadership class recently and the mantra was: "Know yourself. Control yourself. Know others. Give others what they need." Dale Carnegie lives.
Technology is GREAT! Just ask any new grandparents who get almost daily updates on their newest grandchild! I've never been in sales, other than recommending books or websites to library patrons. I think that I'm good at "selling" people things for which they do not have to pay. I liked Ray's "Give others what they need." Reminded me of the "what would it take?" question that can lead to productive inquiry and consensus. I think that it was Gloria Steinem (?) who asked farmers in a sub-Saharan African village what would it take to keep them from selling/trafficking their daughters. They said "An electric fence." The fence would keep elephants from raiding their crops, so they could sell their resulting larger harvests for more money, which would mean that they wouldn't have to sell their daughters. (Good to hear that you're convalescing. Hope to see you this summer. I'm an INTJ, so we're pretty close. )