tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968124915186666473.post182242009953397115..comments2023-10-04T11:55:12.695-05:00Comments on Power of Who: It’s Not “What” but “Who” That Will Change Your Life This Year!Power of Whohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17832329977354842345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968124915186666473.post-91815566070234031132009-01-06T22:01:00.000-06:002009-01-06T22:01:00.000-06:00In my observation to reach tier III below requires...In my observation to reach tier III below requires The Power of Who. <BR/><BR/>Tier I - making a difference (self stage)<BR/>Tier II - working with people who want to make a difference (sharing stage)<BR/>Tier III - doing something that makes a difference (significance stage)<BR/><BR/>With the spirit of the Apollo 13 Principle and passion working in Tier III magic happens. “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” -- African Proverb, quoted by Al Gore in his Nobel Prize for Peace Lecture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1968124915186666473.post-31959267040220955742009-01-05T14:22:00.000-06:002009-01-05T14:22:00.000-06:00Per Steve Koss I looked at your fascinating new bl...Per Steve Koss I looked at your fascinating new blog and book <BR/>- which I will buy. <BR/><BR/>The missing step in establishing value from, with and for others <BR/>is not "going slow to go fast" <BR/>to find the specific way you can be of value to another person, <BR/>at least once, before then<BR/>speaking to the Sweet Spot of Mutual Benefit <BR/> - the way you can accomplish something greater <BR/>together than you can on your own.<BR/><BR/>After another person can trust that you will <BR/>look at for them, as well as for "us" (that person and you) <BR/>then that person is less likely to be interested in helping you.<BR/><BR/>That mindset is going to be especially valuable in these volatile times.<BR/><BR/>Once someone has helped you several times <BR/>and appears to look out for opportunities for you <BR/>or for you and them, then the "tit for tat" wariness <BR/>tends to subside and camaraderie and desire to help <BR/>comes into play.<BR/><BR/>That's what the research on gut instincts, games theory and decision making seems to show. <BR/><BR/>I know, first hand, that when someone first offers to help me in some way, they wind up being much more appreciative, valuable and adept at mutuality - collaboration, partnering, cross-consulting etc. <BR/><BR/>That's why, after years as a Wall Street Journal reporter, I've become interested in proven methods and success stories for accomplishing something greater with others than one can alone - and writing about it in the blog, Moving From Me to We. <BR/><BR/>I'd be so interested in your ideas on this after writing Power of Who, Bob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com