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Decision Making Scenarios

Coaching Tip

This tit-for-tat mode of operation can produce success, but it doesn''t invoke the power of reciprocity and so fails to yield extraordinary success.". Cialdini, author of "The Psychology of Persuasion" (William Morrow, 1993). But becoming aware of their dangers can reduce their impact: Always view a problem from different perspectives.

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Givers give without expectation of immediate return.

Coaching Tip

Traditionally the thinking has been that employers should appeal to workers’ more obvious forms of self-interest: financial incentives, yes, but also work that is inherently interesting or offers the possibility for career advancement. Cialdini, author of "The Psychology of Persuasion" (William Morrow, 1993).