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Learn your leadership lessons early for greater success later. Awareness of leadership mistakes doesn’t aways prevent managers from making them. Starting well is critical for every new leader; as a young inexperienced manager, in a new assignment – anytime when your actions will directly effect other people. The good news is every manager can learn […]
Read articleReward your best. Move the worst out. Otherwise you keep the marginal. The marginal want you to keep the worst because the average worker looks good compared to them. Your best want to be challenged with other peak performers. I learned this in the Pepsi organization who adopted Jack Welch’s approach: promote the top 10%, terminate […]
Read articleEmotional Intelligence: Stress Management Appropriate levels of stress management show up in the form of recognition of a stressor and choice in terms of how to manage it. Inappropriate levels are evidenced by the flight or fight response. Now we all have those situations when we feel like we’ve been hit in the gut and […]
Read articleDecision making: One of 15 elements of emotional intelligence. When making a decision do you use the appropriate amount of emotion? The following three elements make up the Decision Making Composite: Problem Solving: understanding your emotions when in decision making mode Reality Testing: objective understanding and use of facts, intuition and principles Impulse Control: knowing […]
Read article“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” Teddy Roosevelt. This Roosevelt was best known more for his social responsibility. He busted monopolies, preserved land for National Parks and worked for employee rights. Teddy had great empathy for the common man and had disdain for […]
Read articleThe Plaint Human SEASON of snows, and season of flowers, Seasons of loss and gain!- Since grief and joy must alike be ours, Why do we still complain? Ever our failing, from sun to sun, O my intolerant brother:- We want just a little too little of one, And much too much of the other. […]
Read articleSelf-Expression: Unexpressed Emotions Never Die Self-expression reflects the ability to understand one’s feelings and thoughts; and, how to communicate them appropriately. This composite of emotional intelligence is made up of the following three elements: Emotional Expression: knows one’s emotions and can effectively express them Assertiveness: the ability to share appropriately even when standing alone Independence: […]
Read articleSelf expression includes emotional expression, assertiveness and independence. Ralph Waldo Emerson who said, “Insist on yourself; never imitate.” Know your who you really are! This is the cumulation of your thoughts, feelings and actions. Don’t make the mistake of trying to be someone else! If you do this, who is going to live your life? […]
Read articleIn my continuing series on emotional intelligence this blog addresses self perception. When thinking of self perception many will err on the side of an inflated or deflated view of self. According to C.S. Lewis, “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.†Self perception is being honest about […]
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