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What is Assertive? Being assertive is not about being right all the time. It is more about getting what you want in a way that doesn’t trample on someone else’s feelings or neglects other’s needs. The emotionally intelligent understand this. The opposite of assertiveness could be aggressiveness. It could also be giving into the needs […]
Read articleHow To Become A CEO How to become a CEO. The research is in. A 10 year study of 2,600 CEOs and 17,000 assessments and the results will probably surprise you. There were four things the majority of CEOs did as junior executives that propelled them all the way up to the top chair. The […]
Read articleHow To Be Self Aware How to become self aware. To be self aware is to fully comprehend our thoughts, feelings and actions. And, perhaps more importantly, how our thoughts, feelings and actions affect self and others. It is the ability to look at our life as others see us. Self awareness becomes the ability […]
Read articleHow To Communicate & Improve Communication Skills Emotional expression is the ability to communicate exactly what one feels in a way that is completely understood. This involves being forthcoming and transparent with one’s feelings and emotions. But how does emotional expression normally occur? Emotionally! Yeah, with a lot of emotion. Anger, sadness, joy or surprise […]
Read articleWhat Is Self-Actualization? Self-Actualization: I still remember hearing those two words put together. It was in Psych 101 when the professor mentioned Abraham Maslow. Maslow is now famous for his theory of Hierarchy of Needs. This can be a very sensitive area especially for those who disregard the notion of modern psychology. Language is the […]
Read articleHow To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence If emotional intelligence were a house, emotional self awareness would be the basement. Our belongings and our emotions spend much of the time sealed up and out of sight. Hence, it is only when we have a need that we use the box cutter and go find our valuables. […]
Read article360 Degree Feedback Emotional Intelligence growth is possible and the fastest way is to use 360 feedback. This feedback mechanism gains insight from people all around you: boss, peers and subordinates as well as self assessment. 360 feedback rarely works when executives are more concerned with their ego than their growth. These executives get the […]
Read articleDeveloping Self Awareness Senior managers landed their C-suite jobs because they delivered strong results and possess political savvy. However, many of these same leaders could not tell you the combination of practices that led to their success. A recent study reveals the answer is found in their use of soft skills. …researchers found that harsh, […]
Read articleWhat Is PTO? Short answer. Paid time off. Sad to say, only 14% of managers will truly get Holiday time off. The remaining 86% will be tethered to their email or cell phone. They do this out of the mistaken belief that they are producing something better for the culture of the company. How will […]
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