Emotional Intelligence Pitfalls (Part 5)
Having empathy to understand how other people are feeling is a key component of emotional intelligence. The idea is that it enables […]
Category: Leadership Development
EQ Pitfalls (Part 4)
In the last article, I explored how EQ is a mental model and that we can’t resolve emotions from an intellectual space. It […]
Unconscious Motivations
One of the central things that trips up not just leaders in their ability to lead, but all of us in our […]
Toxic Dynamics Rewire You
There’s an enormous cost to toxic dynamics I haven’t seen talked about a lot. That is that toxic dynamics rewire your consciousness […]
Head, Heart and Gut Decision-making
Should I make decisions with my head or my heart? It’s kinda the wrong question. Research is showing that decisions are made through a combination of […]
Active Listening – the Outside-In Perspective
Recently I was speaking with a CEO about how he wanted to grow as a leader. He wanted to grow his listening […]
The Problem with Emotions as a Choice
Last weekend, I finished a book called, ‘Don’t Call It A Cult.’ It’s about a group called NXIVM (pronounced nexeeum) led by […]
Finding Our Power
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies […]
Beyond Linear Thinking
Linear thinking isn’t enough to lead us forward. It imposes old ways of seeing things. It expects the same because it views […]
Shifting From Self-as-Enemy to Self-as-Ally
One of the bigger paradigm shifts I teach is moving from self-as-enemy to self-as-ally. Most people are beating themselves up. They’re fighting […]