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Gary Crow's Articles

  • Taking The Hint
    How 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 don’t 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 “strong children” and “broken men.” This article explores these questions and how you can assure that your children are "strong."
  • Fired With Enthusiasm
    “Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." = "Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow." – Horace -- Along with “Carpe diem,” Horace said, “He has the deed half done who has made a beginning." Indira Gandhi also thought that getting on with getting on is the way to go, "Have a bias toward action....” If you are ready to Seize the day, this article is just what you need to consider.
  • 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 Learned
    The 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.
  • The Television Police
    “Public virtue is a kind of ghost town into which anyone can move and declare himself sheriff.” -- Saul Bellow. This is no more true than when the would be sheriffs draw down with their verbal six-shooters on television. This article provides a new perspective on the shootout.
  • F’ing Has A Lot Going For It
    Have 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 Along
    As 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’t come into the world with their character pre-packaged. Rather, it develops and evolves through their early years. Character is learned and thus, is taught. This article shows you how you are key to their learning process.
  • How To Rate Your Boss
    Theodore Roosevelt said, “The best leader is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” This article gives you a strategy you can use to rate your boss and shows you how to evaluate your rating.
  • Can and Did
    How should you approach success? What is the best strategy for blending did and can? Arthur Schopenhauer pointed out, “a man can do as he will, but not will as he will.” The message is that you can’t simply “will” things to happen. You have a wide range of options for doing but no magical powers. This article helps you understand and exploit the options you actually have.
  • The Tie That Binds
    You are about to learn the secret recipe for the tie that binds. The ingredients and how to lovingly combine them have been protected and tenderly passed down, hand-to-hand, through the generations. This article holds the key to a long and satisfying relationship with your beloved.
  • Children Are People Too
    “Children are our most important resource.” This is usually simply asserted as a given, with no further justification or explanation. You have likely heard it so many times that it has become little more than a cliché. It sounds right so everyone just takes it for granted that it’s right; but are children actually “our most important resource?” More to the point, are they a resource at all? This article explores this important question.
  • Leadership and Chaos
    There are many theories that attempt to account for leadership excellence. If one expands beyond excellence to leadership more generally, a close examination of the various theoretical constructs discloses that they are consistently developed either from the perspective of the leader or from that of those who follow. This article offers an alternative perspective for your consideration.
  • Conversations With A Brick
    You likely have many conversations that are just like Kurt Vonnegut said, “People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order, so they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say;” but what if there was at least one situation where you could be assured that the conversation would always be pleasant and easy? If that sounds good, this article is for you.
  • Dave Barry: Diplomat
    Dave Barry said, "I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me." This self-disclosure prompted Curious George to check around to see just how closely the quotation aligned with reality. This article brings you the inside story.
  • The Ten Commandments Of Leadership
    There are many behaviors and approaches that enhance your ability to work successfully with people, especially if you are in management or supervision. As you know, they also work well within families, with your friends, and as you participate in your community. You are up-to-speed with the latest and greatest strategies and techniques. What you may not know are the ten commandments of leadership. This article brings them to you.
  • Monkey Bridges And PRIDE
    Your personal monkey bridges are usually easy to see. They loom monstrously in the path to your success. Your challenge is to approach each one with PRIDE and then reach down deep inside for the strength and confidence to just do it. This article shows you the meaning of PRIDE and how to handle those pesky monkey bridges that are blocking your path to success.
  • Gurus On Success
    Do you like to pop a tape into your cassette player and learn the secrets of success? Do you enjoy listening to a motivational speaker encouraging you to get your get up and go up and going? Are you eager to take on the tiger, go for the gusto, pursue that pot of gold at the end of your rainbow? If so, this article tells you what world-class success experts agree on when it comes to the ways of winners.
  • Real Writers Get With The Program
    It would be very cool to be a real writer. I experience the creations of people who are and I usually can’t get enough. Once I get started, I can’t quit. They draw me in and there is no letting go until they turn me loose, satisfied and wondering how they do it. It’s amazing. This article may help some with understanding the key to their success.
  • Negotiations: Some Advanced Techniques
    The techniques covered in this article are used by serious and expert negotiators. Watch for them when negotiating. When they appear, know immediately that you are negotiating with an expert. Over time, you will find them becoming more and more a part of your negotiating style.
  • Negotiations: Increasing Your Effectiveness
    In negotiations, Stay relaxed and friendly. Skilled negotiators will try to distract you, will talk about things unrelated to the negotiations, and try to diffuse your focus. Through this process, keep your internal focus, your mind's eye on the negotiations. This article covers this and other critical techniques that characterize highly effective negotiators.
  • Negotiations: Preliminary Tips & Techniques
    Being a good negotiator is a skill you will find useful in many situations. The skills you will develop will facilitate your being more effectively assertive, being a better problem solver, and being a better conflict manager. Developing the skills is sometimes tedious and requires a lot of practice. The payoff is both substantial and positive, though. This article focuses on what needs to happen before negotiations start.
  • Welcome To The World Of Serious Success!
    Business as usual in the world of personal success goes beyond better communication, avoiding things getting screwed up, and the need to take responsibility for outcomes. This article shows you the way to personal success combined with personal excellence.

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