The Gerson Lehrman Group, a consulting firm, recently posted a blog about deception during employment interviews. According to the article, studies have shown that around 49% of job applicants lie during the interview process, and about 40% of employees steal from their employers. Jim McGuffey, CPP, the author of this article, has 38 years of…
Read MoreBody Language + Baselines = Negotiation Success
Andrew Boughton, a managing partner of Edge Negotiation Group and Humintell’s affiliate, spoke with Psychology Today and broke down the main points of being a successful negotiator. Boughton also wrote a chapter in Dr. Matsumoto’s latest book; Nonverbal Communication: Science and Applications. In Boughton’s chapter as well as in his other work, he discusses how paying…
Read MoreBrain Games: Seeing is Believing
Test your brain skills: Try reading the paragraph below Even the sharpest mind can be fooled. There are certain things that the the average reader will overlook. Even if you are paying extra attention, you you may not notice simple mistakes. Still can’t figure it out? Try reading it out loud.