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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.

February 3, 2016 No Comments

Leadership

How to Lead with Influence, from Gloria Steinem

If you’re leading a transformation, now or in the future, It’s well worth your time to read what Gloria Steinem, the Mayor of Atlanta, and community organizers, know about how to lead with influence.

January 14, 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.

January 7, 2016 No Comments

Your Biggest Leadership Challenge in 2016 & How to Meet It

Let’s take a different route to uncovering your biggest leadership challenge by identifying your biggest opportunity. We start with the understanding that true leadership in it’s highest form is a catalyst for the evolution of human kind.

December 29, 2015 No Comments

Leadership

Leading with a Pause

More pressured, rushed and harried than ever before leaders should consider leading with a pause.

December 3, 2015 3 Comments

Leadership

Culture Trumps Strategy? Never

Once upon a time there was a great company that built great products. The great company had a great culture, but they chose the wrong strategy. Find out what happened when leaders failed to change their minds about that strategy.

November 19, 2015 2 Comments

Emotional Intelligence

The Six Principles of Personal Change

The six principles of personal change are based on my work with 100s of leaders who’ve succeeded in changing long standing patterns of thinking and behaving.

November 12, 2015 2 Comments

Leadership

Be a Better Leader – Get Real Time Feedback

Spotters give you immediate feedback related to a behavior you’re trying to change as you work to be a better leader. But spotters don’t volunteer themselves to speak truth to power. So, how do you engage them?

October 29, 2015 No Comments

3 Steps to Build Self Confidence

Once upon a time, you had the courage and confidence to learn how to walk. After many falls and thousands of steps you became a master walker. If you could do that, you can build self confidence. These 3 steps will show you how.

October 23, 2015 No Comments

Leadership

How to Manage Your Ego – Leaders Guide

To manage your ego, send a message to your prefrontal cortex. The message activates your prefrontal cortex which is in charge of intentional and thoughtful actions versus ego-driven reactions.

October 15, 2015 1 Comment