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The Psychology Behind Unexpected Rewards

Sales and Marketing Management

Let’s take a closer look into the psychology behind the element of surprise and how it can be used as part of a larger sales incentive strategy. During a training session, for example, you might call on randomly selected salespeople to demonstrate their newly acquired knowledge and provide an unexpected incentive reward if they’re able to.

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On the Psychological Continuum

Animal Person

There is no philosophical continuum, but there is a psychological continuum, as evidenced by everyone at the workshop taking steps back or forward, denoting their increase in animal use (including no meat to meat, or backsliding, like I did a decade ago), or their decrease (such as when vegetarians go vegan). How about this?

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

10,000 Birds

For example, humans have “Theory of Mind” which is not a theory in the scientific sense, but rather, a capacity whereby we have an internal theory of what is going on in other people’s minds. It turns out, for example, that “Theory of Mind” is very rare in the animal kingdom. But that’s another story.

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Birding Shanghai in March 2024

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A few changes happen in March – for example, many European countries and the USA switch to daylight savings time. ” Aren’t we all at least a little bit fascinated by psychology? But anyway, Shanghai in March. And to end the post, some raptors, never a very common sight in Shanghai.

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Man Kills Goldfish in Domestic Violence Attack, Gets Probation

Critter News

Another example of how animals (even goldfish!) A 27-year-old man who attacked his ex-girlfriend and killed her pet fish has been sentenced to two years probation and a psychological evaluation. I'm posting the whole article because it's so short. become victims of domestic violence. I hope she has some kind of protection against him.

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"Change of Heart": New Book about Animal Activism

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It's called "Change Of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change." For example, why is it so hard for our family members and co-workers – many of whom have companion animals that they love – to cut cruelty from their diets and go vegan? We received an email about a new book being released by Lantern Books.

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What Makes the Best Teams Tick?

Sales and Marketing Management

A good example of a team is an account team where individuals depend on each other in different roles to complete the various aspects of the client’s work. Google found that maximizing team engagement begins with psychological safety. If you learn one thing from this article, it is that engaged teams need to feel psychologically safe.