Category Archives: Emotional Intelligence

Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #3

Ask for Help This post’s word of advice is simple, but powerful—ASK FOR HELP.  Susan J. Ashford is the associate dean for leadership programming and the executive MBA program at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business … Continue reading

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #1

10 Clowns Don’t Make a Circus Steven Schragis (former CEO and Publisher of the Carol Publishing Group) coauthored a whole bookful of wonderful bite-sized words of wisdom for leaders and executives.  This issue’s principle furnishes the title for his book.  … Continue reading

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The Success Triangle

There’s a Simple FORMULA for SUCCESS The best insight I ever received about personal success and career advancement came in the form of The Success Triangle—a concise and simple way to understand exactly what it takes to succeed (both in … Continue reading

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Build Internal Business Alliances

Make Friends with People and Processes I’ll never forget reading a short column in the Harvard Business Review years ago that gave this straightforward advice: Your number one priority whenever you step into a new leadership role—is to network.   … Continue reading

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8 Management Archetypes – The Visionary and The Manic

High Vision and Low Control All About The Vision The Visionary is just that—a leader with a strong and clear vision.  Unfortunately, they don’t have an equally strong grip on the reins of the organization.  They have a clear goal … Continue reading

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Google’s Management Pitfalls – #1

Pitfall #1: Having trouble making a transition to the team In addition to their recommendations for good management practices, Google’s research project discovered three common reasons for management failures among Google’s leaders.  These failures were so prevalent, Google took pains … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

RULE #5 – Be a good communicator and listen to your team “Be a good communicator” is another one of those “duh” items on the list—it’s obvious to anyone with even a modicum of management experience.  In fact, I’m guessing … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

RULE #3 – Express interest in team members’ success and personal well-being Many leadership pundits emphasize the importance of making personal connections with one’s subordinates.  Suggestions for doing so range from “be yourself” to “treat subordinates fairly” (we all know … Continue reading

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Google’s Rules

#1: Be a Good Coach In early 2009, statisticians inside Google embarked on a plan they code-named Project Oxygen.  Their mission was to build better bosses. In Project Oxygen, the statisticians gathered more than 10,000 observations about Google managers—across more … Continue reading

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Can We Talk???

The ability to communicate effectively is routinely designated in HR circles as a “soft skill.”  It’s a bit misleading.  In my many years as an executive coach and leadership consultant, I have concluded that soft skills are absolutely essential for … Continue reading

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