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A recent article by HBR reviewed the finding that todays leaders are “increasingly self-centered, overconfident, and deluded. So […]
Are Leaders More Self-centered, Overconfident, and Deluded?
A recent Harvard Business school study reveals that a primary reason around two-thirds of analytics projects fail is […]
Why a Leaders Gut is Still Winning Over Data
When facing a major or complex decision, how well equipped you are to make a good decision depends […]
The Hidden Danger in Big Picture Thinking
In a recent McKinsey article they reported that almost two-thirds of respondents in a McKinsey study identifying leadership […]
4 Essentials of Leadership Development Programs
Leaders everywhere have challenges. Some challenges are unique and temporary, but most are common and ongoing. These latter […]
5 Major Leadership Challenges Rarely Talked About
In my philosophies you will have come across me talking about ‘the three selfs’: The ought self – […]
Who Chose Your Path in Life?
During my career as a strategic performance consultant I often found myself in negotiations with my clients vendors […]
How the FBI Uses Emotions in Negotiations
Over the years there have been several ‘decision making frameworks’ that have appeared in leadership training, however, regardless […]
4 Things Every Executive Must Know Before Making an Important ...
Well actually, the headline read “Bringing emotional intelligence to self-driven cars”, but the suggestion is the same. Self-driven […]
EQ Solves Problems with Driverless Cars
We all create a connection to our personal insight in various ways. Some methods resonate with us, some […]
Inspiration – Connecting to Our Personal Insight
I was just reading an article, The Rise and Rise of Soft Skills, and it prompted me to […]
Are We Expecting the Perfect Employee?
I was watching a documentary the other night that reminded me of a key discovery of ‘The Dunedin […]
The Secret to Success for Your Children
Humans are emotional beings. Our emotional state influences all aspects of our life, our relationships, our performance, and […]
The Power of Emotions in Leadership Decisions
We are all born as unique individuals, then throughout our childhood and early adult years we are layered […]
The Cost of Being Yourself as a Leader
I was thinking this morning about the way society seems to be regulating itself down to the lowest […]
How Much Empathy and Compassion is Too Much?
Currently, there is a lot of media claiming that highly intelligent people are more successful and make better […]
Taking a Balanced View on EQ in Leadership
“Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself”. John Wooden There a millions […]