“We should take care not to make the intellect our God. It has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. It cannot lead, it can only serve.” – Albert Einstein Emotional Intelligence (EI) can be defined as the capability of individuals to recognize their own, and other people’s emotions, to discern between different feelings and […]
8 Steps to Check Perceptions
Remembering to check your perceptions is incredibly important when interacting with others, especially in the workplace. There are many situations that can quickly turn negative and result in conflict if we fail to check our perceptions in conversations with others. This is especially true when it comes to performance management, feedback, and having difficult conversations […]
One of the Top Challenges in the Workplace: Closed-Mindedness
Whether we like it or not and whether we admit it or not, our minds default mode is to judge and be closed.
Attitudes: An Advantage to Any Leader’s Survival Guide
Research done by Hugh Montgomery, cardiovascular genetics consultant at the University College London, identified nine factors that make a difference to the chance of survival for individuals in life-threatening situations. At the top of the list was genetics, which is considered somewhat outside of our control. However, with the other eight factors that are under […]
Compassionate Teamwork: Stop Senseless ‘Deaths’
As research and facts have proven for years, effective teamwork makes many lists for one of the top reasons that organizations succeed…