Love this post! Collapses a whole bunch of brain science research into some quick, usable information. What can you do better at today?
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Here’s a very />interesting article from from Harvard Business Review on the effect of love in corporate culture. I’ve certainly experienced this, and hope you have too.
Have you laughed today?
A great team knows how to laugh together, and a great leader uses humor effectively in many ways. Take a look at this Inc. article today, and use it to make yourself a better leader, and your workplace more fun. :
My friend and colleague, fellow leadership coach John Baldoni says this so well, I couldn’t have said it better.
He hits all the right points about how to deliver negative news to an employee, with dignity. He describes simply and clearly how to deliver bad news (about performance) with firmness and clarity while always allowing the individual retain their dignity and the hope for improvement and growth.
I particularly like his suggestion to use notes, to stay on message and use the specific language that is likely to most effective.
Your thoughts?
Save this one to refer to from time to time as a reminder, about how to do this really well:
▶ John Baldoni: Bad News? Deliver it with Dignity – YouTube.
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.”
The Coach-Centric leader embraces it, but it’s still far from the norm. 
Is this the most valuable attribute we are not teaching our leaders?
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.