Dennis Gruending is an Ottawa-based author, blogger and a former Member of Parliament representing a constituency in Saskatchewan. He has worked as a print and television journalist and a CBC Radio host. He has written six books, including Promises to Keep: A Political Biography of Allan Blakeney, which was published in 1989. Other of his books include the best selling Great Canadian Speeches. He has also written a biography of Supreme Court Judge Emmett Hall, whose Royal Commission recommended medicare for Canada. In October 2011, Kingsley Publishing (Calgary) will release the latest book by Dennis, Pulpit and Politics: Competing Religious Ideologies in Canadian Public Life. In it, he examines the growing competition between religious progressives and conservatives for power and influence in Canadian politics. Dennis also writes an award-winning blog that explores the connections between faith and public life. It can be found at: http://www.dennisgruending.ca/pulpitandpolitics/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Canadian-Speeches-Dennis-Gruending/dp/1550417525
Part 4: Principle 9 “Making People Glad to Do What You Want”: use intimation. Always make the other person happy about doing the things you suggest. Never snub someone; bring people together to feel inclusive. Keep the following guidelines in mind when it is necessary to change attitudes or behaviour: A) Be sincere. Do not promise anything that you cannot deliver. Forget about the benefits to yourself and concentrate on the benefits to the other person. B) Know exactly what it is you want the other person to do. C) Be empathetic. Ask yourself what it is the other person really wants. D) Consider the benefits that person will receive from doing what you suggest. E) Match those benefits to the other person’s wants. F) When you make your request, put it in a form that will convey to the other person the idea that he personally will benefit.
Principle 9: Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest.
Part 4: Principle 8 “Make the Fault Seem Easy to Correct”: people can grow and overcome incalculable strife but they need support and someone who believes in them.
Principle 8: Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.
About Dennis Gruending