Most likely, the term “manipulation” will trigger negative scenarios, which match its traditionally negative connotation.
However, with the right mentality, manipulation can actually be positive – for you and the people around you. Not sure how? ENTITY is here to give you all the studies, stories and stats you should know to use your powers of manipulation for good instead of evil.
It is more about positive pushing. For instance, parent must use manipulation to get fussy children to eat their vegetables. Ultimately, the intent isn’t harmful; they just want their children to be healthy.
Doctor Leon F. Seltzer describes manipulation in a similar way to Dreeke. He states “With a little reflection, I think you, too, could probably come up with a broad range of instances in which purposefully, and imaginatively, deviating from a more traditional approach to promoting another’s welfare could substantially increase your odds of ‘reaching’ them and helping them achieve a beneficial outcome.”
In the article he describes an instant in which a person could lie to creatively push a person toward his or her best interest. So maybe keep your mind open to a little manipulation. It’s all about providing a positive backbone to your persuasion.
By using a little manipulation in the work environment you can make see people your point of view and make people work a little harder. A touch of manipulation or persuasion or diplomacy can be positive for your work performance.
