We live in an age of polarization. Many of us may be asking ourselves how, when people disagree with or discount us, we can persuade them to rethink their positions. The author, an organizational psychologist, has spent time with a number of people who succeeded in motivating the notoriously self-confident Steve Jobs to change his mind and has analyzed the science behind their techniques. Some leaders are so sure of themselves that they reject good opinions and ideas from others and refuse to abandon their own bad ones. But, he writes, "it is possible to get even the most overconfident, stubborn, narcissistic, and disagreeable people to open their minds." He offers some approaches that can help you encourage a know-it-all to recognize when there's something to be learned, a stubborn colleague to make a U-turn, a narcissist to show humility, and a disagreeable boss to agree with you.
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A peak into the stellar career of India's 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan India's 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan is going to join the BJP ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Sreedharan, who advised the Kerala government on Metro projects in the state, said he will now end the practice, "I will focus on BJP centric activities," he told the paper. The engineer is also involved in other metro projects in the country such as in Jaipur and Lucknow, take a look at his career thus far
Unbeatable power of TV advertising on India's largest marketing platform – the IPL The countdown to arguably the world's hottest cricket property – the Indian Premier League (IPL) – has begun. Come 11 April 2021, and cricket's gladiators from different world class teams will descend into various stadia to do battle to hold aloft one of cricket's most coveted prizes – the IPL trophy.
NASA's Perseverance Rover Lands On Mars, Ready To Search For Life After seven months in space, NASA's Perseverance rover survived a nail-biting landing phase to touch down gently on the surface of Mars on Thursday, ready to embark on its mission to search for the signs of ancient microbial life.
Manika Batra wins national title, eyes Tokyo Olympic spot via Doha India's top paddler Manika Batra returned to competitive table tennis for the first time since the pandemic. A win at the national championships gives her a boost, as she prepares to compete for a Tokyo Olympics quota.
Editor's Note: The beauty queen rode an autorickshaw to her alma mater on Tuesday, her father in the driver's seat and her mother holding her hand sitting at the back, a family that dared to dream big and gave it their all to make it come true. Miss India 2020 runner-up Manya Singh's father Omprakash led the 18-vehicle strong autorickshaw rally for the one kilometre-long stretch, from the end of Thakur village area to her college, the Thakur College of Science and Commerce, the humble three-wheeler getting pride of place in the celebration of her win.
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With over 1.3 million users, Nigerian-based fintech FairMoney wants to replicate growth in India There are more than 1.7 billion underbanked people globally, the majority of which are from emerging markets. For them, accessing loans can be difficult, which is a problem fintechs try to solve. One way they do this is by promoting financial inclusion by underwriting credit via a proprietary algor…
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