Emotional Intelligence for Performance
When I was at university in Toronto, I found out that riding a bike in a city with streetcars presents a very special challenge. I’m riding along and, for the first time, come to a street with tracks; they’re embedded in the road, just a little metal channel… the perfect size to cause big problems […]
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If we want to become more intentional and carefully RESPOND to the challenges we face each day, we need to understand the surprising process of learning – it’s not just like riding a bike!
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What creates that vital energy we all need in life… at work… in school? Can we increase it? The free #VITALITY conference in March will show us how!
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The neuroscience is fascinating, emotions are immediate biological signals, feelings come later, and moods build up over time.
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A Vital Organization is one where people are meaningfully engaged in doing the work that matters. How do we get there? Three key principles leaders can follow to increase vitality; Measure it, fuel it, direct it.
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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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