Word: demeanors
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...Although he always had an easygoing and nonchalant demeanor, we always knew we could count on him to come through on things,” Mao wrote in an e-mail...
Stanford Business School's popular Interpersonal Dynamics course forces students to critique one another's personal demeanor as it relates to the messages they're trying to convey. Too bashful? Fidgety? Overly aggressive? The class, which students call Touchy Feely, aims to overcome bad body language, which too often equals bad business. Similar classroom pointers are now available in Lois Frankel's Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office. As promised in the subtitle, the book details 101 unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers--ranging from tilting their heads when they talk to couching statements as questions...
...infectiously fun. Kulash channeled the campy spirits of Mick Jagger, Freddie Mercury and, in a glorious cover of “Hold the Line,” the much-missed Toto. Adding to the goofiness, bassist Tim Norwind belted out chipmunk-altitude vocal harmonies while maintaining a strictly punk demeanor behind oversized sunglasses. Even the maligned crowd redeemed themselves, stomping and clapping along to the “We Will Rock You” intro to the band’s hit “Get Over...
...even though it seems Zappala has the fiercely loyal Ingalls Rink fandom tightly wound on his finger, his demeanor is still that of the lunchpail-and-hardhat grinder. “I tell him all the time that he’s having a helluva season, and he just deflects the praise,” Steeves said. “It’s great to see such a level-headed kid be successful...
...think about when you're facing a high-risk operation, not the least being how to pick the right surgeon for the job. There's more to look at than a pleasant demeanor and an Ivy League med school. One of the most important--and most overlooked--considerations is how many times the doctor you have in mind has performed the operation you need. A new study suggests the answer may be literally a matter of life and death...