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There are several kinds of intelligence, and it’s our job to figure out what they are and how to integrate them into our lives. Along with your IQ, which has long been used to predict success, the new up and comer is emotional intelligence, or EQ. For leaders, this is a key quality to have …
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If you feel like life has become predictable, unfulfilling, and boring, maybe it’s time for a fresh start. Deciding to make a change doesn’t mean you have to turn your life upside down, but it is an opportunity to stand back and revise your current way of life. Whether it’s a lifestyle, location, or …
If you aspire to be in a leadership role, do you know what skills you need and that are desired and valued to be truly effective in the role? If you are currently in a leader role, I'd ask the same question. I look at this as a three- level answer: new or emerging leaders, …
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Goals are a daily fact of life, both personally and professionally. Ensuring that goals are given well and then understood will lead to higher productivity and engagement of them. How can you, as a manager, know that you were clear when conveying them? employees get down to business and work easily employees are happily doing …
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If you've been following the news (or my blog), you've no undoubtedly been seeing that leaders want workers who possess specific job skills, and that is what hiring is all about these days. But, I think the important skills get overlooked, particularly the soft - or people- skills; you can possess great technical skills but …
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If you're like most people, you have probably worked in an environment that was less than positive, perhaps even toxic. Workplace environment and culture are critical elements for workplace happiness. One can love the work they do but, if there is misalignment with the environment, then dissatisfaction will result. The mood of a leader attributes …
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During a discussion with the leadership class I'm teaching, the subject of job titles came up, resulting in a lively exchange. Some opinions were that titles do not matter and are "over-rated"; for others, titles are important and strived for. Recent studies on the subject are finding that a good majority of employees - up …
You have been working at your present job and find that your hard work and dedication has been rewarded to a management position. Do you know what to do? Do you feel like a leader? In addition to using the knowledge, skills and abilities that led to the promotion but you need to act like …
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