Are you anxious or overwhelmed by ever increasing AI technology, maybe even a bit scared of it? Fortune editor and author, Geoff Colvin, offers encouraging advise for the merging of technology with real human communication skills. The following is an (edited for brevity) excerpt from his book description. What hope will there be for us …
“Beware the Barrenness of a Busy Life” – Socrates Apparently way back in ancient Greece (400 BC) the great thinker Socrates was warning us of the danger of being too busy. What would he think of our multi-tasking, multi-texting, I Phone, I Pad, I Pod, tablet, computer, TV, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tweeting, electronic, digital world …
Selling is Everybody’s Business In truth, we are all in sales. We spend our lives “selling” thoughts, concepts, things and ideas. Being good at selling and persuading is a critical skill regardless of your business, dentistry included. We all sell. How good are you at it? Successful sellers are those that create winning relationships with …
Problem: “As technology becomes more awesomely able, what will be the high-value human skills of tomorrow?” Solution: Best new “human” skills “…the most effective groups are those whose members most strongly possess the most essentially, deeply human abilities- empathy above all, social sensitivity, storytelling, collaborating, solving problems together, building relationships.” This is not just …
