Emotional Intelligence Archives

9 Recipes to Create Change That Sticks

Stop the Bending of Behavior Through Leadership Transparency

Today’s news is blanketed with stories of athletes, politicians and leaders who have bent the boundaries of behavior.

Take, for example, the issues plaguing the NFL and some of its superstars, including Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

They’re not being criticized for their skills or competencies — rather, they are being held accountable for their behaviors.

We hire for skill … we fire for behavior.Read More

The Link Between EQ & Branding

I recently opined in a tweet that branding is an extension of a leader’s EQ. That low EQ leads to bad branding decisions, lack of awareness & message obsession. This post came from observing some recent behaviors displayed by leaders.Read More

Influences, Inspirations and Processes

Each quarter we feature one of our Associates so that people can learn more about them and what they do. This quarter we had the opportunity to interview Peak Performance Coach Dr. Carol Gaffney about her influences, inspirations and how the coaching process works.Read More

Stop, Think, Assess, Respond and Review

Monday at 9 am – what was I thinking.

Well, in fact, I didn’t think it through. I just wanted to have my tooth repaired and be done with it. But… new dentist, strange city, a few experiences with the office that boosted my worry factor, a long history of painful dentistry and I had a headache that started in my waist, went up my back and around the top of my head. The traffic was heavy, the radio on CNN. Read More

Complimentary Webinars

Thank you, Shawn Kent Hayashi, for your engaging webinar on being an effective communicator. Shawn is the founder and CEO of The Professional Development Group and the author of 5 business communication books.Read More

No Perfect Decisions

Ron Price recently led an “Executive Decision Making” workshop for one of our clients. We spent a great two days with a very engaged group of managers and future leaders from a variety of departments. As we wrapped up the final day, Ron asked the participants “what went well?” Several people commented on how much they valued the segment on “Decision Making Accountability”.Read More

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