Archive for Leadership

Daniel Goleman, a Harvard-trained psychologist who has become famous as an advocate of emotional intelligence, said “CEO’s are hired for their intellect and business expertise - and fired for a lack of emotional intelligence.”
How do you get promoted and be successful once you get there?
An article by Hilary Fennell in the Irish Independent News, April […]

I have published a book chapter called, “Emotional Intelligence for Resilience: How to Know What you Really Want and Stay Focused on it,” in the Amazon best seller book, Upping the Down Side.
My chapter focuses on having clarity of intention that results in more energy and resilience. Clarity of intention means […]

Do your employees say you have a great place to work at? If yes, what are the secrets of your success? Please tell us in the comment space below or use the Comments link above.
Google has been named by FORTUNE as a best place to work. Google says this is because of […]

I am a Harvard MBA and also a Yale M.Div. Although I left church work in favor of leadership development consulting, I still am very altruistic and want to make a difference by helping nonprofits improve their leadership.
Nonprofit leaders often struggle with leadership problems because they are not adequately trained. Very […]

Writers in the field of emotional intelligence like to cite brain science research. A new book, by Louann Brizendine, M.D., The Female Brain, says that research shows that, as compared to men, women have “More brain circuits for communication, reading emotions, social nuance, nurturing skills…” (p. xix.) And on p. 119, “…the female […]

Emotional intelligence starts with intention. When you start a difficult conversation with someone else, what is your intention? You will be emotionally intelligent when you pause to answer that question before you proceed with the conversation.
For example, let’s say Bob has not followed up on his promise to do a task […]

When I was an MBA student at the Harvard Business School, professors rewarded strategic thinking. I excelled in strategic thinking and was therefore able to do well even though I was poor in math. In each case we needed to clarify what really mattered to an executive and the company. I could […]

Marshall Goldsmith, renowned executive coach, has a new book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful [Hyperion, 2007]. Marshall synthesizes the 21 “bad habits” that hold leaders back from achieving even further success, including making destructive comments, speaking when angry, negativity, failing to give proper recognition, […]

Here is a true story about the importance of seeking the big picture.
In a chemical plant, the night operations manager discovered that the end product had changed from a vanilla color to pitch black. This was terrible. They could never sell this stuff. He ran around checking all the gauges […]

On the job we need to have both power and caring. Consider this quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:
“What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.”
What thoughts does this quote prompt in you? Your answers will […]