In most cases, leaders — like everyone else — view themselves in a more favorable light
than other people do.
OK, maybe they do sometimes, but those occasions are rare and in general it's wise to remember that you pay a lot more attention to
you than other people do.
Odds are, you learn a little bit differently
than other people do.
They section each other off to impress their imaginary friend more
than the other person does.
As a parent you see your child in a different light
than other people do.
A timer is set, and then two competing guests are then instructed to try to hang as many diapers as they can within the time limit, trying to hang more diapers
than the other person does.
This is fair to all, and the poor come out ahead because they burn less carbon
than other people do.
Scientists need to realize that they talk very differently about science
than other people do, right down to the most basic words they use.
The body converts unused calories from meals into triglycerides, which can cause heart disease and stroke, and some people amass far more triglycerides
than other people do.
Weight loss is particularly difficult for women with PCOS as one of the features of this disorder is that it makes you gain weight faster and easier
than other people do (Teede et al. 2010).
They were tall with soft faces and they treated their dogs somewhat better
than other people did.
An artist has to train his responses more
than other people do.
«I'm an optimist; I believe people are smart, and some people want to share more data
than other people do.
Not exact matches
Rather
than dwell on the problems, however, the magazine launched a special «Economy of the Future» series that aims to spotlight case studies of
people and companies who were
doing things right, and how they could act as examples to
others.
«That overlooks the fact that it is a very good beer, and that there's a big market for
people who want to drink something
other than Molson or Labatt beer but don't necessarily want to jump into an IPA.»
In every
other case, when
people realize they don't like the one they committed to that much, they switch and commit to the
other faster and more fully
than they would have had they kept waiting.
That's why success means
doing things differently
than other people.
Jobs believed more in his own talent, in his ability to learn and persevere and overcome obstacles,
than he
did in conventional wisdom, the status quo, and what
other people thought.
The difference is that they have
done it by connecting with
other big brands, rather
than people, in their area.
It's a positive thing if you understand the obligations involved in responding to an invitation to be a speaker: the obligation to share your thoughts if you know more
than the
other people in the room, and the obligation to not share your thoughts if you don't know more
than the
other people in the room.
And are the brains of innovative individuals structurally or functionally different from
other people's — that is, are they larger
than average,
do their synapses operate differently, or is their wiring denser or perhaps more sparse but faster?
According to a study by Michael Norton of Harvard Business School and two colleagues from the University of British Columbia, the amount of money
people earn has less influence on their happiness
than how they spend it, and those who spend at least some of their money on
others are happier
than those who
do not.
The year I attended, so
did more
than 61,000
other people, many of them in the tech industry.
It helps that gasoline prices are low, and
people spent almost 5 % less in April filling their gas tanks
than they
did in March — that likely freed up some cash for
other purchases.
When you don't take what you have for granted, you constantly try to re-prove yourself to yourself rather
than to
other people.
This
does not mean that Newfoundlanders drink a lot more
than people in
other provinces.
So,
other things being equal, it is better to spend money on
doing something good for
people (e.g., providing someone with a job)
than it is to spend money on mere machines.
People who take the blame, who say they are sorry and explain why they are sorry, who don't try to push any of the blame back on the other person... those are people everyone wants in their lives, because they instantly turn a mistake into a bump in the road rather than a permanent road
People who take the blame, who say they are sorry and explain why they are sorry, who don't try to push any of the blame back on the
other person... those are
people everyone wants in their lives, because they instantly turn a mistake into a bump in the road rather than a permanent road
people everyone wants in their lives, because they instantly turn a mistake into a bump in the road rather
than a permanent roadblock.
When an employee
did something praiseworthy, Brown encouraged someone
other than his or her direct manager to say thank you in
person.
Marzilli told Business Insider that, while YouGov didn't measure exactly why some chains garner more loyalty
than others,
people may be more likely to recommend In - N - Out because it presents a chance to brag that they've had the chance to visit — an opportunity you would only get if you're on the West Coast.
Despite data from an ABC News poll that indicated only 26 percent of Americans felt they worked too hard, analysts have found that not only
do people from the United States work longer hours
than individuals in
other countries, but they also take less time off and retire later.
«Thanks to the steady economic recovery, these young
people are expected to
do better
than any
other class since 2009,» Fast Company reports the paper as saying.
«You often get more by finding out what the
other person wants
than you
do by clever arguments supporting what you need.»
They point to a 2012 study that found drivers are more willing to pick up hitchhikers holding flowers, and a 2005 study that found «
people receiving flowers initiate conversation more frequently or stand closer to
others than those who
did not receive them.»
Apologizing doesn't always mean you're wrong and the
other person is right; it means you value your relationship more
than your ego.
Some
people find decision making easier
than others, but don't assume they were born that way.
But here is the greatest misunderstanding: «Imagine a world where
people could contribute the skills that inspire them - teaching, tutoring, urban farming, cleaning up the environment, painting murals - rather
than telemarketing or whatever
other stupid tasks bosses need
done to supplement their millions.»
What this means is, you prioritize output (work, meeting with
other people,
doing) far more
than you prioritize input (reading, listening, learning).
Other than one or two
people, we didn't even talk to anyone who wasn't a Zenefits seed investor.
«This is because
people,
other than very close friends and relatives, don't seem to relate well to those who constantly share photos of themselves,» lead study author David Houghton, of Birmingham Business School, said in a release.
I don't think any IPO is at all relevant until three, five years after,
other than the
people who sell at the beginning, or buy at the beginning and hold.
They don't have more hours in the day
than other people, but they are more disciplined about setting and achieving goals, says Brad Sugars, founder of ActionCOACH, a business coaching service with offices in 34 countries.
He wanted things
done a certain way, challenging
other people to work harder, work longer, and sometimes to
do more
than they thought was possible.
Having internal workers approve compensation plans won't
do much to change anything
other than make a few
people unwittingly feel better.
Prodding your
people to be less conflict adverse can lead to real benefits, according to Thompson who cites recent research that shows, «brainstorming groups that engage in open debate, challenging each
other in benevolent ways, perform better
than groups that don't have any debate at all.
But the fact is that
other people often see our shortcomings more clearly
than we
do.
On the negative side,
people who work for autocratic managers often feel as though their contributions are not valued by the organization and decisions often don't consider how it will affect employees
other than the manager.
Microsoft, on the
other hand, is taking a very Microsoft - centric approach — the company is
doing what it would like best, or trying to institute its own vision, rather
than simply delivering what
people are asking for.
Katsuyama: It made it harder to find those
people after the book because the book added another element to why someone would want to work here,
other than doing the right thing.
We all know that good feedback is essential to cultivating the behaviors and outcomes we want while correcting those we don't, but what makes some
people more effective at feedback
than others?