Despair, Inc. Video Podcast

For the better part of a decade, Despair, Inc. has been engaged in a fierce battle in the marketplace of ideas with the multi-billion dol...

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Self Narratives (Pr...
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22:00:00 10/16/06

While most employees evidence a startling lack of intellectual curiosity or creativity, they prove profoundly imaginative when estimating their relative usefulness...

Self Narratives (Preview)

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Self Narratives (Preview)

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While most employees evidence a startling lack of intellectual curiosity or creativity, they prove profoundly imaginative when estimating their relative usefulness or postulating visions of their own probable futures. In short, they are prisoners of their own optimistic delusions. In this upcoming segment, Dr. Kersten offers several conversational techniques which can be used to demolish those delusions and liberate employees from the torment of their unrealistic expectations. (This video is only a preview of the upcoming Self-Narratives video, to be released later this month.)

Addressing Employee...
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22:00:00 01/29/06

In this segment, Dr. E.L. Kersten provides executives and managers with a shockingly effective strategy for responding to the complaints of their subordinates.

Addressing Employee Complaints

Added 01/29/06
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Addressing Employee Complaints

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In this segment, Dr. E.L. Kersten provides executives and managers with a shockingly effective strategy for responding to the complaints of their subordinates.

Principles of Organ...
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10:06:28 12/13/05

Dr. E.L. Kersten provides a helpful overview of storytelling techniques that can aid executives and managers in the creation of a Radically Demotivating work envir...

Principles of Organizational Storytelling (Abridged)

Added 12/13/05
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Principles of Organizational Storytelling (Abridged)

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Dr. E.L. Kersten provides a helpful overview of storytelling techniques that can aid executives and managers in the creation of a Radically Demotivating work environment. (NOTE: Audio podcast features additional content.)

Disconfirmation, Pt...
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10:06:04 12/13/05

Face-to-face interaction of executives with their employee subordinates is an unfortunate necessity in most organizations. However distasteful, such exchanges do p...

Disconfirmation, Pt. 1 (Abridged)

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Disconfirmation, Pt. 1 (Abridged)

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Face-to-face interaction of executives with their employee subordinates is an unfortunate necessity in most organizations. However distasteful, such exchanges do provide fertile opportunities for the seeding of Radical Demotivation in the employee psyche. In this segment, Dr. E.L. Kersten explains one of several disconfirmational communication tactics which can be helpful in disabusing employees of their narcissistic delusions of parity. FIRST IN A SERIES. (NOTE: Audio podcast features additional content.)

Self Narratives (Preview)

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Self Narratives (Preview)
10/16/06

While most employees evidence a startling lack of intellectual curiosity or creativity, they prove profoundly imaginative when estimating their relative usefulness or postulating visions of their own probable futures. In short, they are prisoners of their own optimistic delusions. In this upcoming segment, Dr. Kersten offers several conversational techniques which can be used to demolish those delusions and liberate employees from the torment of their unrealistic expectations. (This video is only a preview of the upcoming Self-Narratives video, to be released later this month.)