Foul language alert.
Courtesy, and an extension of a class discussion.
So: which do you respond to better? Why? What are the motivational elements of each one?
Sure, most of us don’t make daily speeches in front of failing football teams. But if we have any ambition at all, we do strive to influence others. Understanding how we can do that can help us.
B
(The clips are from, of course, Any Given Sunday and Glengarry Glen Ross, which, incidentally, is a fantastically well-written film)
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Perhaps Machaivelli has already said it best: “It is better to be feared than to be loved, if you cannot be both” (from The Prince, I think). We tend to confuse the ‘nice’ part of all of this, and assume Mr. Pacino has it right. His approach gives us a warm feeling. But the point of the exercise is to GET IT DONE, right? Who’s to say Mr. Baldwin, scaring and threatening the bejeezus out of everyone, isn’t right?
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