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Thursday, March 02, 2006

Oldest, youngest or middle child?

In this month's Psychologies magazine there's an interesting article on how the order of your birth plays a part in your personality.

First borns and only children - born leaders
Middle children - careers in retail, sales, advertising or the caring professions
Last children - rebels, non-conformists, drawn to creative professions and performing arts.

(For the record I'm the last born - of 5 children)

posted by Maureen @ 9:51 PM   0 comments

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Wednesday, March 01, 2006

It only takes 1 minute to make an impression

On the Culture Show a few weeks ago, there were some art critics visiting an exhibition of snow sculptures. Most people enjoyed the whole experience and then the inevitable question came of how worthwhile was this when they were just going to melt away as the seasons changed.

A member of the public, when asked this, said "It only takes 1 minute to make an impression."

In the management development world we may be aware of the implications of first impressions etc., but I found this more meaningful in the broader sense of communicating. Something communicated meaningfully need only take a minute but will last much longer in the receivers' mind and heart.

posted by Maureen @ 10:11 AM   0 comments