Tag: negativity

At some point in your career, you will meet a person who hates your good idea. I’m not talking about someone who hates your bad idea. Or that you’re the

This post is #3 in a longer series of articles based on a presentation I gave to the Public Relations Insitute of Australia on “How To Make Your Audience Listen Better.” The Introduction

You’re written a good presentation, developed slides which were visual and colourful. You’ve rehearsed, standing up, using gestures, making sure your voice was loud and clear. As a result your

Maybe you’ve already seen this post: The Anti-Creativity Checklist? Originally compiled by Youngme Moon on YouTube, the video seemed to flood everywhere, generating both good and negative critiques along the

In an earlier post on , I missed the one I think is most challenging: “That’s not creative.“ It’s extremely difficult to refute a response based entirely on someone’s subjective opinion.

Although negativity most often affects the brainstorming part of the creative process, it’s equally destructive in the last stage – the merchandising phase – when you’re packaging and selling the

To suggest that you can switch off someone’s negativity is a bit like telling someone to stop smoking cigarettes. It’s an easy comment for a non-smoker to make, but a

As someone who’s spent a lot of time in or conducting brainstorms, here are the most common reasons why we are negative. (Frankly, some of these people don’t even need

There’s an old phrase from Winston Churchill that perfectly sums up for me how negativity affects creativity. You will never reach your destination if you throw stones at every dog

I love a good brainstorm – properly conducted, of course – but at the same time, there are definitely times when you should not have a brainstorm. Like any business