Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs Professor Abraham Maslow noticed that some human needs take precedence over others, but when the more urgent needs are met, a person is motivated by “higher” needs....
View ArticleBelongingness, Approval Motive, and Practical Implications For You
Belongingness Hypothesis Image credit to “The Red Boa” blog. The belongingness hypothesis was proposed by Psychologists Baumeister and Leary in 1995, who suggested that human beings have an almost...
View ArticleSocial Capital, Trust and Influence
Is it What You Know or Who You know that Counts? You have heard people say, “It’s who you know, not what you know, that counts.” Of course, what you know does count, too. But I think that what counts...
View ArticleVideo Conferencing Tips for Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
Video Conferencing is the Solution for Communication — Both Verbal and Nonverbal Communication technology has come a long way since the Pony Express and the Telegraph (Western Union : no offense)....
View ArticleInfluence Marketing and Social Media ROI
Will Influence Marketing Really Create ROI ? Businesses can no longer ignore social media. Social networking is the “800 pound gorilla” in the room, but there is much debate about whether investment...
View ArticleBetter Than Money?
Does Money Buy Happiness? What is Better Than Money? An article by Geoffrey James in Inc. Magazine outlines “10 Things Better Than Money,” in which he writes: Assuming you want to create...
View ArticleEinstein on Human Relativity
Declaration of Interdependence Albert Einstein is known as one of the smartest men in the world and the author of the theory of relativity. Did you know that he applied the concept of relativity to...
View ArticleDiscuss: How is the Social Media Tsunami Affecting Relationships?
For better or for worse, I believe that social media have impacted our world as much as the telephone or the electric light. In particular the ubiquitous phenomenon of “sharing” our lives online must...
View ArticleBusiness Networking is More Than “Contact Management”
Business or Career Networking is Based on Relationships Trust and Influence My definition of networking is: “leveraging trust and influence.” It takes a long time to make an old friend! Trust and...
View ArticleWhy Invest in the Social Stock Market?
Trading Social Assets What if Social Capital could be evaluated, purchased, and leveraged? “Influencer Marketing” is a hot topic today, but networking (leveraging trust and influence) has been around...
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