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Category Archives: Emotional Intelligence
When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking
A friend recently shared with me a beautiful poem, When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking, by Mary Korzan. It is written to her mother in a child’s words. She speaks of the simple experiences she observed, and how they impacted … Continue reading
Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO – His Lesson on Empathy… His Interview Was Over
In the University of Chicago Booth School of Business magazine article, Leadership Lessons from Satya Nadella, by Sandra Jones, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella shares his thoughts on the three attributes of great leaders “and why none of it matters without … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Servant Leadership, Tools
Tagged Clarity, Constraints, Empathy, Energy, Henry David Thoreau, Sandra Jones, Satya Nadella, Success
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I See You
Seth Godin writes that one of the most important words that he knows and which, he notes, does not have an English equivalent is Sawubona, a Zulu tribe greeting. A literal translation is: I see you, you are important to … Continue reading
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Tagged Emotional Intelligence, Greeting, Sawubona, Seth Godin, Zulu
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The Power and Joy of Engagement – Walking Slowly Through the Crowd
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit,” wrote Aristotle. For great leaders, one of their greatest acts is that of serving… their selfless engagement with others that they may achieve their greatest … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, Engagement, John Maxwell, Servant Leadership, Tony Robbins, Walking Slowly
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On the Joy and Power of Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman writes: “IQ and technical skills are important, but Emotional Intelligence is the sine qua non of Leadership.” Leadership starts from within. It is a bedrock skill. All ideas, results, visions, strategies and goals, big and small, are operationalized … Continue reading
Make It One Heck of a Summer
With the beginning of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere, Philip Humbert’s article, “Make It One Heck of a Summer,” and its message of “carpe diem” again comes to mind. I share this at the beginning of each summer as … Continue reading
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Tagged Goal, Happiness, Holiday, Philip Humbert, Success
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On the Beauty and Joy of Recognition
It was a few minutes after 7 AM when I received a phone call from a senior official at the University. There was a bright, cheery and enthusiastic voice that greeted me. She shared a kind and humbling recognition that … Continue reading
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Tagged Allegory, Appreciation, Mother Theresa, Recognition, Susan Heathfield, William James
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Make It One Heck of a Summer
With the beginning of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere, Philip Humbert’s article, “Make It One Heck of a Summer,” and its message of “carpe diem” again comes to mind. I share this at the beginning of each summer as … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence
Tagged Goal, Happiness, Holiday, Philip Humbert, Success
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