How does this person think?

Recently I wrote about Netflix, AI, and the importance, nay, the duty, of rocking the boat.

Getting good at tapping into this next tip will be one of the best things you ever did for your career:

Keep in mind that one of the most basic desires most humans have is to know how others think. It’s unquenchable. After all, every one of us is trapped in his or her own head, and we want so badly to be able to get out of it. You can see that at work in meditation, sales techniques, the popularity of self-help literature, zombie movies, even the human love of religions.

Your presentations and communications need to tap into this universal desire. It’s surprisingly easy to do: Don’t just give people the solution. Like your math teacher used to say, “Show your work.” Show them what the problem is, and show them how you got there, to the solution.

Read more here:

https://recipientlabs.com/how-does-this-person-think/

BTW, the other day I mentioned Hugh Macleod and Gaping Void. Gaping Void is an organizational design and strategy consultancy in Florida. They put out an excellent newsletter with nice cartoons and visuals (unlike this one, which is pretty much all text). I highly recommend signing up for their newsletter if you’re into that kind of thing.

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