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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Here are my picks for the week of January 10th - 16th, 2011.  Jason identifies three common challenges you are likely to encounter when trying to show a return on investment in the human resources world. 

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!   Bob Sutton, Work Matters : The Best Bosses Are The Most Self-Aware - Self awareness is one of those "soft" skills that can be difficult to define, but is nonetheless important to one's professional success.

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Getting at the Heart of Leadership

You're Not the Boss of Me

I wrote this post in September, 2011. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” I was thinking the other day about how easy it is, when first embarking on the leadership road to pack our authority and our sense of self-importance but leave little room in the bag for what it really takes to lead well ~ heart.

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Seeking Emotional Intelligence Employees

Coaching Tip

The national survey -conducted May 19 to June 8, 2011, with more than 2600 hiring managers and human resource professionals - reveals that EI is a critical characteristic for landing a job and advancing one's career. Fifty-nine percent of employers would not hire someone who has a high IQ but low EI. "The percentage points.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011). The 5 domains of EQ are: 1) Self-Awareness, 2) Self-Regulation, 3) Motivation, 4) Empathy, 5) Social Skills.

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Be More Productive Now: Mindful Strategies for Increasing Performance

Strategy Driven

Based on thousands of years of practice, mindfulness techniques enable people to manage their attention, improve their awareness, and sharpen their focus and clarity. Take Awareness Breaks: This is a 45-second break performed once an hour while at work. Franklin Covey, “FranklinCovey Global Time Matrix™ Survey,” 2011.

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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

Women on Business

Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis. This awareness helped cement my corporate world exit strategy. Learn more about Shann at the end of this post. Don’t get me wrong, big bucks rock!