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4 Questions to Help You be an Intentional Leader

Being an intentional leader prevents you from reacting poorly and allows you to respond effectively, in the moment. Being an intentional leader requires a swift movement away from the lizard brain and towards the thinking brain. These 4 questions will help you make that move.

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March 9, 2016 No Comments
Emotional Intelligence

Extreme Listening for Leaders – 3 Point Guide

Extreme listening taps sources of information that help you solve people problems faster and more effectively. Extreme listening hears the emotional component of problem and the solution. This post includes a 3 step guide to extreme listening.

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February 24, 2016 1 Comment
Corporate Culture

Culture Change – 4 Questions Before You Start

Before you publicly pronounce the words culture change, ask four questions to determine whether it’s the best solution. You may find there’s an easier, more direct, and faster way to achieve your desired end results.

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February 17, 2016 No Comments
Emotional Intelligence

Speed & Beauty of Emotional Intelligence Examined

What do I mean by the speed and beauty of emotional intelligence? Emotions have energy. Energy travels quickly through time and space. Emotional intelligence, the ability to read and interpret emotions, allows us to respond quickly and beautifully to a vast array of human situations. Robert Kennedy’s response the night Martin Luther King was murdered is a stellar example of the speed and beauty of emotional intelligence.

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February 3, 2016 No Comments
Leadership

How to Right Corporate Wrongs

The VW fuel emissions scandal raises the question about how to right corporate wrongs. I have an answer for VW’s CEO and CEOs of other companies in similar circumstances. Unfortunately there will be future cases, as we haven’t yet seen an end to such highly unethical, and illegal behaviors.

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January 7, 2016 No Comments

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