http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/feedback-and-feedforward/ For reading between the lines with greater comprehension Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:20:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/feedback-and-feedforward/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 Relational Models Theory: Business and friendship, and love oh my! | Crazy Forum! Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:59:27 +0000 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=36#comment-1310 [...] 1. Proprietary vs. Commodity goods: Generic drugs and bushels of wheat are commodity goods.  They’re purchased solely on price.  We don’t care who makes them because we don’t perceive a quality difference between different brands.  It’s nothing personal.  There’s no brand loyalty.  In contrast, iphones and Porsches are proprietary goods. They are sold on their unique qualities which are proprietary to certain brands.  Proprietary goods have loyal brand followings. People accept no substitutes, so the companies that make them have a kind of monopoly.  We’re more generous in what we are willing to pay for these products.  Apple products, for example are never discounted. [...] [...] 1. Proprietary vs. Commodity goods: Generic drugs and bushels of wheat are commodity goods.  They’re purchased solely on price.  We don’t care who makes them because we don’t perceive a quality difference between different brands.  It’s nothing personal.  There’s no brand loyalty.  In contrast, iphones and Porsches are proprietary goods. They are sold on their unique qualities which are proprietary to certain brands.  Proprietary goods have loyal brand followings. People accept no substitutes, so the companies that make them have a kind of monopoly.  We’re more generous in what we are willing to pay for these products.  Apple products, for example are never discounted. [...]

]]> http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/feedback-and-feedforward/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 » Please & thank you: Stop saying them so much. Please! Mind Readers Dictionary: Words for navigating life’s forks Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:23:57 +0000 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=36#comment-1112 [...] The other party might deny it, saying things like “That’s not true. I sacrifice for you too sometimes.” And that’s the point here. In both business and friendship there’s a kind of double-entry bookkeeping going on. Both parties keep track and the relationship stays stable so long as the tracking stays on track. If the separate records on who owes what begin to diverge it is destabilizing. [...] [...] The other party might deny it, saying things like “That’s not true. I sacrifice for you too sometimes.” And that’s the point here. In both business and friendship there’s a kind of double-entry bookkeeping going on. Both parties keep track and the relationship stays stable so long as the tracking stays on track. If the separate records on who owes what begin to diverge it is destabilizing. [...]

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