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LeadershipNow 140: February 2012 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from February 2012 that you might have missed: @LeaderChat: 7 Ways to Build Accountable Organizations @Forbes. Mike Henry Sr: 4 Steps to Building an Emotionally Intelligent Culture. Joe Folkman: Thoughts and research on how to keep your strengths from becoming weaknesses.

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013: Socially Smart: Things Gen Y Needs to Know that Schools Aren’t Teaching | Featuring Jenn Swanson

Engaging Leader

Why is emotional intelligence (E IQ) for Gen Y just as important as skills involving writing and social media? JennSwanson2 explains in this weeks Engaging Leader… — Jesse Lahey, SPHR (@JesseLahey) November 22, 2012. Engaging Leader™ Communication skills Emotional intelligence Employee engagement Self-leadership'

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It’s Always Personal: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

It’s Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace Anne Kreamer Random House (2012) How and why “expression of emotion in the workplace will become more acceptable” The title of this review was excerpted from one of Daniel Goleman’s most important books, Emotional Intelligence, in which he observes, “What’s changing is how we are socialized (..)

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The Number One Reason Employees Get Sick.Perceived Unfairness at Work

Great Leadership By Dan

absenteeism, job burnout, unhealthy behaviors, negative emotional states, and physical health problems (Robbins, J. In a very comprehensive meta-analysis, 279 studies were reviewed to explore the association between employee perceived fairness at work and diverse health outcomes (e.g., Journal of Applied Psychology, 97, 235-272).

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Finding Our Second Wave Is Key To Maintaining Career Success As We Age

The Horizons Tracker

The report highlights how the proportion of the working age population aged between 50 and the state pension age will grow from an already significant 26% in 2012 to 34% by 2050, which represents a growth of some 5.5 million people. As a result, the economic fortunes of the UK will increasingly be dependent upon this older workforce.

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Five Ways to Spot a Leader in the Wild

LDRLB

Therefore leadership is about making the best decisions under pressure with “an ongoing sense of obligation or duty to others based on the intention to uphold the covenantal relationship” (Hernandez, 2012). The act of leadership is, at its root, a selfless act. So what qualities are indicators of stewardship? Here are five.

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Do You Suffer from a Lack of Coachability?

Coaching Tip

The 2012 hiring season is here and 46% of the people about to be hired will fail within the first 18 months on the job. Emotional Intelligence (23%): The ability to understand and manage one's own emotions and accurately assess others' emotions. The biggest reason that new hires fail is a lack of coachability.