Episodes
30
How to find good role models for communication
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 20 languages.
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Published 03/01/22
29
I am not going to say this again
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 20 languages.
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Published 02/22/22
28
Do not say “What´s your problem?”
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 20 languages.
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https://thegomethod.org/
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Published 02/15/22
27
Avoid generalizations
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 20 languages.
Contact
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https://thegomethod.org/
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Published 02/08/22
26
Don't say "Be reasonable"
Recommended book: George Thompson “Verbal judo”
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 20 languages.
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https://thegomethod.org/
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Published 02/01/22
25
Wait for all the attacks
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 20 languages.
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https://thegomethod.org/
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Published 01/25/22
24
The Strawman Fallacy
Recommended book: Chris Voss “Never split the difference”
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 20 languages.
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Published 01/18/22
23
Start with a No
Recommended book: Chris Voss “Never split the difference”
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 20 languages.
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Published 01/11/22
22
How to get out of pointless discussions
Recommended book: Eric Berne “Games people play”
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 20 languages.
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Published 01/04/22
21
Don’t say “Calm down!”
Recommended book: George Thompson “Verbal judo”
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 20 languages.
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Published 12/28/21
20
Transactional analysis - introduction
Recommended book: Eric Berne “Games people play”
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 20 languages.
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https://thegomethod.org/
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Published 12/21/21
19
Do you have a persona description?
Recommended book: Arthur Samuel Joseph “Vocal power”
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 20 languages.
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Published 12/14/21
18
How to refuse unreasonable demands
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
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https://thegomethod.org/
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Published 12/07/21
17
What can I do about chronic liars?
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
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https://thegomethod.org/
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Published 11/30/21
16
Make a list of your weaknesses
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
[email protected]
https://thegomethod.org/
On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/
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Published 11/23/21
15
The Invert! Technique
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
[email protected]
https://thegomethod.org/
On Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerhard-j%C3%B6rg-ohrband-22525147/
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Published 11/16/21
14
The attention diet
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.
Recommended reading
James Altucher “Skip the line”
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Published 11/09/21
13
You do not need to convince everybody
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
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https://thegomethod.org/
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Published 11/02/21
12
How to react when someone calls you an idiot
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.
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https://thegomethod.org/
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Published 10/26/21
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...
Published 10/19/21
10
Self-handicapping
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,...
Published 10/12/21
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...
Published 10/05/21
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....
Published 09/28/21
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...
Published 09/21/21