Emotional Intelligence for Performance
After 100 years of research, there’s little agreement on the definition of intelligence or how to measure IQ. Yet Adam Grant insists cognitive skill trumps all, and “Emotional Intelligence Is Overrated.” His critique is wrong, but important.
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If the we’re in a world of rapid change, then we better stop using the Rules of Management created in the 17th Century. Here are the 3 postcards that every manager needs on the wall today
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Working with an amazing org on bringing emotional intelligence more fully into their culture in order to create a better customer experience. They offer a mission-critical, expensive, serious service and they have long-term customers: Relationship is lifeblood for this business. They want customers to have a fabulous experience, even when there are issues. We know that […]
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Here’s why we make the boss, a colleague, a customer, spouses and lovers, and even our children into enemies — and a better way. It starts with our brains, and being addicted to the pleasure of righteousness.
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What if learning were joyful, playful – a place where imagination is rampant? What are you doing to re-imagine learning? Join the LEGO-Ashoka Play2Learn challenge!
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New research reveals essentials for great leadership today. What if you could “peek inside” the relationships of thousands of high performing leaders – what sets the best leaders apart?
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I was exercising this morning (yay) and thought: Why is it so $*@! hard to do this? Next thought: “This is such a #firstworldproblem.” (Yes, it’s a bad sign when your self-talk includes hashtags.) Is that self-challenge useful, or am I just invalidating my own feelings? True enough, there are much bigger issues in the […]
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With an onslaught of technology and accelerating complexity, we’re at risk of become dehumanized as our brains are torn between competing priorities: Data versus People. The solution is surprising and simple, and it starts with a tiny gift.
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Here’s an intriguing graphic to explore the source of happiness. What happens when you shift your perspective about your own wellbeing?
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Is the selfie-flood a sign of positive self-expression? Narcissism run amok? Are these selfies for friends, or ‘friends,’ or are they simply a way for us to shape our own image. Selfie-curation, a process of persona digitally defined.
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