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And McKinney is far from alone in bringing his military experience to the corporate world. Many former officers, including David Petraeus, have followed the same path. They often encounter the perception that militaries are strictly hierarchical organizations in which subordinates snap salutes to superiors and mechanically obey. That image is laughably out of date. In fact, ex–military officers advising corporations often find themselves telling executives to worry less about status and more about empowering their people and teams to choose the best ways to achieve shared goals.
Superforecasting
Philip E. Tetlock, Dan Gardner
He created an emotion-triggering visual image (Rosie O’Donnell) that sucked all the attention from the question to the answer, and it wasn’t even a real answer. Our visual sense is the most persuasive of our five senses, so using a real person whom we recognize, and can imagine, is a great technique. He also picked a personality who was sure to trigger the emotions of his base. Republicans generally don’t like Rosie O’Donnell because of her outspoken liberal views.
Understanding the relationship between words and breath makes conversation a deep inner experience. We see that our words are not simply hollow verbal expressions leaving our lips. They are the connection between our bodies and our minds.
The Lost Art of Good Conversation
Sakyong Mipham
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