supreme leader ANSWER: Reasons people don’t listen when you speak: There are three reasons. 1st it could be because you aren’t sharing a thought that the other person values or cares about. 2nd it could be because you aren’t conveying certainty when you speak. 3rd it could be because you lost or never had their attention. We … Read more
Original Article. Links: A date based timeline of HOC. For overview comparison purposes. Forms of power (French & Raven) Wikipedia. Journal Article. -Managing with Power by Pfeffer (how to build and navigate power in organizations) A practical resource on growing your power in an organization. View on Amazon. Notes: Frank is always developing other sources … Read more
How Did Frank Underwood Become Vice President? What was his road or path to power? Answer: Underwood became VP through a series of manipulative and strategic moves. He was able to get the VP to resign by enticing him with a Governor position. He was able to get himself on the short list for VP … Read more
Why Can You Not Put Too Much Trust In Friends? PART 1 Why does the second law of power say you shouldn’t put too much trust in friends? One reason is because of envy. Personality science teaches us that envy and jealousy are emotions experienced by everyone. Scientists believe these feelings were selected by evolution, … Read more
Main article. Links: –Evolutionary Psychology Of Envy/Jealousy –Psychology Of Jealousy Research Notes:-Friends will more readily betray you because of envy (see what you have up close). -People don’t remember your generosity (often it reminds them of their own weakness). -They become spoiled (entitled). -Friends know where to strike. -Emotions like love can blind you to … Read more
Main Article. Links: -The Craft Of Power By Siu (A practical approach to power. The story about the King and the horse are from this book.) View On Amazon. –Inoculation Theory Wikipedia page. Basically counter an argument before it happens to prepare your audience to be more resistant to persuasion. Jury article reference here. Research … Read more
What is the WIIFM Principle? First, and most importantly, you must ensure your argument answers the question “what’s in it for me.” WIIFM tells the person why they should act a certain way. In other words, it is a principle used in many types of persuasion to motivate someone to act. The single most consistently … Read more
Original Article. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altercasting A general overview. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identification_in_Burkean_rhetoric 6 dimensions of altercasting here. Basically it talks about how close the identity is to the person’s ego. Closer === more persuasive. Research Notes: -Try positive and negative altercasting. Positive is when you entice someone based on an identity. For example “all smart people act this way.” … Read more
What is altercasting and What does altercasting mean? Altercasting is when you use a social role or identity’s expected behavior to persuade someone to act or think a certain way. For example, “all smart people buy mac/pc computers,” or “no popular people like that band.” Everyone wants the magical persuasion trick that instantly bends people … Read more
Today we are going to analyze how Thomas Shelby builds his power in season 1 of Peaky Blinders. We’ll also cover how you can use science to pull off some of the same moves in your life. Thomas answers the following questions about power. How can you be powerful like Thomas Shelby? Here are 3 … Read more