The Psychology of International Business Communication

The Psychology of International Business Communication

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  • How to react to toxic people at work

    11

    How to react to toxic people at work

    Recommended literature for this episode:

    Patricia Evans “Victory over verbal abuse”, “Controlling people”, “The verbally abusive relationship”

    David Hawkins “Dealing with the crazymakers in your life”

    Susan Forward “Emotional blackmail”

    Alice Miller “For your own good”, “Thou shalt not be aware”, “The drama of the gifted child”

    Gerhard J. Ohrband

    Recommended podcast:

    https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/save-your-sanity/

    Psychologist, author and consultant from Hamburg /Germany (*1979). Married, two sons. MA in psychology from the University of Hamburg. More than 14 years of experience teaching psychology as well as a consultant for UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, IOM, the EU and private companies. Speaks 21 languages.

    Contact

    https://thegomethod.org/

    On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JOhrband

    If you want to save time in learning a foreign language without a teacher, please check out my book “The GO Method” on Amazon.

    3 min
  • Self-handicapping

    10

    Self-sabotage

    Recommended literature for this episode:

    Rhodewalt, F.; Fairfield, M. (1991). "Claimed self-handicaps and the self-handicapper: On the relation of reductions in intended effort to performance". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 25 (4): 402–417.

    Rhodewalt, F.; Hill, S. K. (1995). "Self-handicapping in the classroom: The effects of claimed self-handicaps on responses to academic failure". Basic and Applied Social Psychology 17 (4): 397–416.

    Psychologist, author and consultant from Hamburg /Germany (*1979). Married, two sons. MA in psychology from the University of Hamburg. More than 14 years of experience teaching psychology as well as a consultant for UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, IOM, the EU and private companies. Speaks 21 languages.

    Contact

    https://thegomethod.org/

    On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JOhrband

    If you want to save time in learning a foreign language without a teacher, please check out my book “The GO Method” on Amazon.

    Are you interested in learning German? Get a free membership in my Facebook group. There, you will get updates on my articles. And you can ask me anything related to learning German.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/213241163966542

    If want to get on my waiting list for my German courses, please click here. We will not work with a textbook like at school. We will focus exclusively on eliminating your mistakes and on expressing ourselves professionally.

    3 min
  • Promotion goals and prevention goals

    9

    Promotion goals and prevention goals

    Recommended literature for this episode:

    Higgins, E. T. (1997). Beyond pleasure and pain. American Psychologist, 52, 1280-1300.

    Higgins, E. T. (2012). Beyond Pleasure and Pain: How Motivation Works. Oxford University Press.

    Psychologist, author and consultant from Hamburg /Germany (*1979). Married, two sons. MA in psychology from the University of Hamburg. More than 14 years of experience teaching psychology as well as a consultant for UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, IOM, the EU and private companies. Speaks 21 languages.

    Contact

    https://thegomethod.org/

    On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JOhrband

    If you want to save time in learning a foreign language without a teacher, please check out my book “The GO Method” on Amazon.

    2 min
  • Implementation intentions

    8

    Implementation intentions

    Recommended literature:

    Gollwitzer, P. M. (1990). Action phases and mind-sets. In E. T. Higgins & R. M. Sorrentino (Eds.), Handbook of motivation and cognition (Vol. 2, pp. 53-92). New York: Guilford.

    Gollwitzer, P. M. (1993). Goal achievement: The role of intentions. In W. Stroebe & M. Hewstone (Eds.), European review of social psychology (Vol. 4, pp. 141-185). Chichester, England: Wiley.

    Gollwitzer, P. M. (1996). The volitional benefits of planning. In P. M.

    Gollwitzer & J. A. Bargh (Eds.), The psychology of action: Linking cognition and motivation to behavior (pp. 287-312). New York: Guilford.

    Gollwitzer, P. M. (1999). Implementation Intentions: Strong Effects of Simple Plans. American Psychologist, July edition, 493-503.

    Gollwitzer, P. M., & Brandstatter, V. (1997). Implementation intentions and effective goal pursuit. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 186-199.

    Gerhard J. Ohrband

    Psychologist, author and consultant from Hamburg /Germany (*1979). Married, two sons. MA in psychology from the University of Hamburg. More than 14 years of experience teaching psychology as well as a consultant for UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, IOM, the EU and private companies. Speaks 21 languages.

    Contact

    https://thegomethod.org/

    On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JOhrband

    If you want to save time in learning a foreign language without a teacher, please check out my book “The GO Method” on Amazon.

    3 min
  • Expressive writing

    7

    Expressive writing

    Recommended literature:

    James W. Pennebaker, John E. Evans (2014). Expressive Writing: Words that     Heal.

       Idyll Arbor.

    Stefanie P. Spera, Eric D. Buhrfeind and James W. Pennebaker (1994). Expressive Writing and Coping with Job Loss. The Academy of Management Journal, 37, 287–322.

    Gerhard J. Ohrband

    Psychologist, author and consultant from Hamburg /Germany (*1979). Married, two sons. MA in psychology from the University of Hamburg. More than 14 years of experience teaching psychology as well as a consultant for UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, IOM, the EU and private companies. Speaks 21 languages.

    Contact

    https://thegomethod.org/

    On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JOhrband

    If you want to save time in learning a foreign language without a teacher, please check out my book “The GO Method” on Amazon.

    3 min
  • Stereotype threat

    6

    Stereotype threat

    Recommended literature for this episode:

    Shih, M. , Pittinsky, T.L.M. and Ambady, N. (1999). Stereotype Susceptibility: Identity, Salience and Shifts in Quantitative Performance. Psychological Science, 10 (1), 80–83.

    Steele, C.M., Aronson J. (1995). Stereotype threat and the intellectual test performance of African Americans.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69 (5), 797–811.

    Steele, C.M. (1997). A threat in the air: How stereotypes shape intellectual identity and performance. American Psychologist, 52 (6), 613–629.

    Gerhard J. Ohrband

    Psychologist, author and consultant from Hamburg /Germany (*1979). Married, two sons. MA in psychology from the University of Hamburg. More than 14 years of experience teaching psychology as well as a consultant for UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, IOM, the EU and private companies. Speaks 21 languages.

    Contact

    https://thegomethod.org/

    On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JOhrband

    If you want to save time in learning a foreign language without a teacher, please check out my book “The GO Method” on Amazon.

    3 min
  • Rejection sensitivity

    5

    Rejection sensitivity

    Recommended literature:

    Downey, Geraldine, & Feldman, Scott I. (1994). Implications of rejection sensitivity for intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, nr. 70, pp. 1327-1343.

    Gerhard J. Ohrband

    Psychologist, author and consultant from Hamburg /Germany (*1979). Married, two sons. MA in psychology from the University of Hamburg. More than 14 years of experience teaching psychology as well as a consultant for UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, IOM, the EU and private companies. Speaks 21 languages.

    Contact

    https://thegomethod.org/

    On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JOhrband

    If you want to save time in learning a foreign language without a teacher, please check out my book “The GO Method” on Amazon.

    2 min
  • Carol Dweck’s Theory

    4

    Recommended literature:

    Dweck, C. S. (1999). Self-theories: Their role in motivation, personality and development. Philadelphia: Psychology Press.

    Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. New York: Random House.

    Hong, Ying-yi, Chiu, Chi-yue, Dweck, Carol S., Lin, Derrick M.-S., Wan, Wendy (1999). Implicit theories, attributions, and coping: A meaning system approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology nr. 77 , pp. 588-599.

    Wood, Robert and Bandura, Albert (1989). Impact of conceptions of ability on self-regulatory mechanisms and complex decision making. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology nr. 56, pp. 407-415.

    Gerhard J. Ohrband

    Psychologist, author and consultant from Hamburg /Germany (*1979). Married, two sons. MA in psychology from the University of Hamburg. More than 14 years of experience teaching psychology as well as a consultant for UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, IOM, the EU and private companies. Speaks 21 languages.

    Contact

    https://thegomethod.org/

    On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JOhrband

    If you want to save time in learning a foreign language without a teacher, please check out my book “The GO Method” on Amazon.

    3 min
  • Gaslighting

    3

    Recommended literature:

    Patricia Evans “Victory over verbal abuse”, “Controlling people”, “The verbally abusive relationship”

    Recommended podcast:

    https://www.mentalhealthnewsradionetwork.com/our-shows/save-your-sanity/

    Gerhard J. Ohrband

    Psychologist, author and consultant from Hamburg /Germany (*1979). Married, two sons. MA in psychology from the University of Hamburg. More than 14 years of experience teaching psychology as well as a consultant for UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, IOM, the EU and private companies. Speaks 21 languages.

    Contact

    https://thegomethod.org/

    On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JOhrband

    If you want to save time in learning a foreign language without a teacher, please check out my book “The GO Method” on Amazon.

    3 min
  • Do you have four ears?

    2

    Recommended literature:

    Friedemann Schulz von Thun “Miteinander reden 1: Störungen und Klärungen: Allgemeine Psychologie der Kommunikation“

    Gerhard J. Ohrband

    Psychologist, author and consultant from Hamburg /Germany (*1979). Married, two sons. MA in psychology from the University of Hamburg. More than 14 years of experience teaching psychology as well as a consultant for UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, IOM, the EU and private companies. Speaks 21 languages.

    Contact

    https://thegomethod.org/

    On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/JOhrband

    If you want to save time in learning a foreign language without a teacher, please check out my book “The GO Method” on Amazon.

    2 min

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