Opinion Forum

Business: Four Emotions to Avoid in a Crisis

July 10th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor Our primitive brains, which have yet to catch up with the challenges of business life in the 21st century, will likely cause you to feel four emotions when faced with a crisis in your work, what I call the caveman crisis chain: fear, frustration, anger, and despair. As I noted in […]

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Tags: anger, business, crisis, despair, emotions, fear, frustration
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The Futility of Civility

January 25th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor In the aftermath of the Tucson tragedy, there has been much renewed discussion about the tenor of political discourse in America and the need for a return to a more civil tone among those with divergent views. But even such a horrible national event couldn’t tear many in the politicosphere from […]

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Tags: anger, civility, discourse, hope, ideals, ideology, partisan, respect, vitriol
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Is the Anger in American Politics Good or Bad?

May 28th, 2010

By Dr. Jim Taylor As I have written about several times (here and here and here), the blogosphere and, more generally, the “politicosphere” has gotten pretty darned ugly these days. Gone are the days of passionate though reasoned discourse and respectful disagreement. Where the focus was on the common good, practical solutions, and where differences […]

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Tags: ad hominem, anger, blogosphere, conflict, political culture
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