Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Posted on11 Apr 2011
Tagsassessments, emotional intelligence, emotions, empath, empathy, intelligence, leadership, objective, physical, subjective
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I received a question about Emotional Intelligence and Leadership in a comment about Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III): What are... Read More
Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III)
Leadership is about people, and management about things. Management will tend to objectify people as resources (i.e. human resources) and rely more... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #3: Break Into Small, Simple Steps
The Hot Spotters, by Atul Gawande in the January 24, 2011 issue of The New Yorker spoke primarily to minimizing medical costs... Read More
Statistical Subjectivity – The Essence of Rankings
Posted on14 Mar 2011
Tagscertainty, clarity, emotions, knowledge, Malcolm Gladwell, quantify, quantnik, rankings, statistical, subjective, The New Yorker, The Order of Things, emotional triggers
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I ran across a good article by Malcom Gladwell in the February 14 & 21 issue of The New Yorker titled, “The... Read More
Problems With Asking “Do You Understand?”
Posted on10 Mar 2011
Tagsaction, approaches, assumptions, cognition, cognitive bias, emotions, employees, Influence, intuition, management, problem solving, reprimand, Techniques, training
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Long ago I sat in on the reprimand of an employee by a manager. The manager concluded his discussion by asking the... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #2: Strengthen Relationships
Posted on07 Mar 2011
Tagsapproaches, Atul Gawande, change, Change Management Tips Series, compliments, emotional intelligence, emotions, employees, executive, intuition, management, painting, Personality, relationships, remembering names, shaking hands, Thank You, The Hot Spotters, The New Yorker, using names
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Even though it spoke primarily to minimizing medical costs, the article, The Hot Spotters, by Atul Gawande in the January 24, 2011... Read More
Some People Have the Influence of Trees
Posted on27 Jan 2011
Tagsbaseball, attorney, better, business planning, business retreats, emotions, fathers, Influence, mothers, motivation, planning, practical, rationale, trees
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When we enact our plans, influence plays a key role in leading our teams. Too often though we mistake control for influence.... Read More
Leadership versus Management and Their Difference
There are endless reads on leadership versus management and their differences. Most references are too technical. They focus on duties, tasks and... Read More
The Ability to Praise is a Function of Personality
Posted on18 Oct 2010
Tagsmanagement, McKinsey & Company, mentoring, motivation, networking, Personality, praise, rewards, sensitivity, teach, leadership, approaches, compensation, compliments, emotions, extrinsic, extrovert, intrinsic, intuition
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One of the major characteristics of intuitive approaches for leadership is the dominance of intrinsic rewards over extrinsic ones. The demarcation between... Read More
The Irrationality of Procrastination
Posted on14 Oct 2010
Tagsirrational, University of Calgary, The Thief of Time, The New Yorker, scientific, reality, rationale, procrastination, Piers Steel, Personality, objective, Mark D. White, logic, intuition, emotions, decisions, Chrisoula Andreou, action
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I came across a book review in the October 11, 2010 issue of The New Yorker about The Thief of Time, edited... Read More
