by KosjenkaM | 5.Apr. 2005 | Communication
Ideals and traditions Many writers suggest ideal behaviors which people should strive to develop. Many people want to live up to spiritual ideals such as helping others, kindness, generosity and sharing. They often forget, however, that most people...
by KosjenkaM | 17.Nov. 2005 | Integrity, Communication, Most Popular
I have noticed, from time to time, books and workshops that are advertised with bombastic promises such as: ‘take control in all communication’, ‘get people to do things you want them to do’, ‘ develop magnetic attraction’ and so...
by KosjenkaM | 29.Mar. 2006 | Communication, Most Popular
The more we work on noticing details of our communications with others, the more we start to notice how much we usually miss. There are so many messages the person we talk to will send through very small nonverbal signals, the tone of their voice or their...
by KosjenkaM | 10.May. 2010 | Communication, Abuse
Manipulation by definition presumes covert attempt to control others, usually involving twisting facts and using words in ways that might be difficult to distinguish from honest communication. That’s why people are often confused whether they...
by KosjenkaM | 20.Jan. 2013 | Communication, Family and children
The need to control Some of the tasks of responsible parents are to teach, direct, support and, in some situations, control their children. But if a person gets stuck in this role and applies this attitude to adults around them, they will create stress and...
by KosjenkaM | 24.Jan. 2015 | Integrity, Communication
Quite often, when discussing or reading discussions about manipulative marketing and other ways in which individuals cheat other people out of their hard-earned money (or time, or energy, or anything), I see people admiring skillful manipulators. Many will describe...
