The Present of Presence & Listening

Posted on December 28, 2009 by ellendnaylor

I think the phenomenon of being quiet is valuable in business as part of cooperative communication, one of the arms of cooperative intelligence. In my fields of research and competitive intelligence, knowing when to be silent is a great gift, since there aren’t enough listening ears, especially these days with all the downsizing in America. Sometimes, people just need us to listen to them, and not offer any advice. This practice also builds incredible trust and connection between two people since you think enough of the other person to stay quiet and listen.

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Christmas, A Season for Gratitude

Posted on December 23, 2009 by ellendnaylor

One of the purest ways to communicate is to express gratitude which is one of the practices of cooperative communication. There are so many way to express gratitude. A thank-you when someone does something nice is a good start, especially to those people in our lives who are often unseen as we go rushing through our lives. This Christmas is bittersweet for me as I mourn the loss of my Dad who was such a warm and giving man. I am grateful to have been influenced by such a good man.

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Resurrecting Cold Calling for Research

Posted on December 17, 2009 by ellendnaylor

With all the buzz around connecting through social networks, cold calling is often forgotten. While cold calling is a nervy way to conduct research, if you’ve done your homework ahead of time, you can be successful in gathering information quite expeditiously.

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Cooperative Leadership: Lessons Learned from my Dad

Posted on December 14, 2009 by ellendnaylor

I have noticed that cooperative leadership emanates from people who are comfortable with themselves and who don’t have those psychological issues of trying to be “one-up” on others. They are deeply rooted with “take me as I am.” People feel comfortable with this type of person: all personality types.

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The Long Good-Bye

Posted on December 4, 2009 by ellendnaylor

I learned when you lose someone near and dear to you, like Dad was to me, it’s really hard to concentrate on work or anything intellectual. In our culture, we don’t talk about death enough: we’re so wedded to birth, babies and youth tha twe avoid talking about the side effects of death to dear friends and family which delays our ability to pick up the pieces and live our life anew.

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