Here’s a really nice synopsis by Daniel Goleman (the best known expert on emotional intelligence.) Take the quiz and figure out where you could put a little attention to ramp up your “EQ.”
Archive for Effective Communication – Page 12
Here are some very practical action steps that any leader can implement today, or, work on doing more of. Let me know your
ideas.
How Leaders can create a culture of motivating communication | Leadership Cafe.
This is great! (Worth saving and spending some time reviewing.) Enjoy this all you techies out there.
Does your mood match that task at hand? | LinkedIn.
Here’s a recent Danial Goleman article I think you will like.
Teaching Empathy: The Ancient Way Is Now Cutting-Edge – Forbes.
Here’s a short, but excellent article with some simple steps we can use daily to model, teach and reinforce empathy, as well as links to addtional resources.
Not a usual topic of this blog, but so fascinating I couldn’t resist.
Read Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson’s short list of new knowledge founded in scientific research about love — it will surprize you and change the way you think about this important subject. Even Dr.Fredrickson says she and learned some lessons in the process!
I love the way this guy thinks!
Wh at do you think of this?
World’s Simplest Management Secret | Inc.com.
Coaching Tip:
Think about a boss you had who did this well.
How can you implement this with your direct reports?
(Share your ideas below)
How Transparent it Your Leadership?
5 Powerful Things Happen When A Leader Is Transparent – Forbes.
What do you think of this perspective? Do you agree? There were many comments on this article in Forbes. Let us hear YOUR voice.
“Football players work on their football skills, but they also lift weights to improve the core systems that their skills rely on. Think of these auto-analytics tools that way. You work on your business skills, but you need some time in the mental weight room, too.” H. James Wilson
Four New Tools for Brain Workouts – H. James Wilson – Harvard Business Review.
What has your experience been with these tools? (Please share.)
For certain emotions — particularly happiness and anger — only a few hours of strengths usage are needed to maximize one’s chance of having a good day. By contrast, stress and worry decrease, and respect increases with each additional hour of reported strengths usage. For each of these emotional experiences, every additional hour of strengths usage adds as much benefit as the first hour. One reason why these emotions – stress, worry, and respect — differ from some of the others may be that laughter and anger tend to be fleeting, momentary experiences. By comparison, respect is an attitude that forms over time.
Here’s an article from the Gallup organization about their extensive research on using strengths, and the powerful effect this can have on how you experience your day.
When Americans Use Their Strengths More, They Stress Less.
Coaching Questions:
Are you using your strengths every day? If not, why not?
Do you know what your strengths really are? If not, how can you assess them?
How can you make a change, no matter how small, that will get more of your strengths into use this week?