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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2024

Leading Blog

Optimal : How to Sustain Personal and Organizational Excellence Every Day by Daniel Goleman and Cary Cherniss There are moments when we achieve peak performance: An athlete plays a perfect game; a business has a quarter with once-in-a-lifetime profits. So how do we sustain performance, while avoiding burnout and maintaining balance?

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Mastering Leadership Development: A Guide to Elevating Your Leadership Skills

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Psychologist Daniel Goleman underscores that leaders with high social intelligence are adept at building relationships and effective networks. Leaders high in EQ excel in self-awareness and are adept at managing team dynamics, contributing to a harmonious and productive workplace.

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Is Your Leadership Creating an Energy Crisis?

The Practical Leader

A flight attendant’s response showed how management just didn’t get it, “We’re smiling in spite of the fact that we’re doing our job with fewer flight attendants, a system that often breaks down, and a product that’s deteriorated.” I’ve missed only a few days in decades of work.

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Why do smart people do dumb things?

Coaching Tip

EQ has quickly become a global movement that’s helping companies large and small rebuild trust internally to make its employees happier and more productive, which in turn impacts the overall ROI,” said Joshua Freedman, chief operating officer for Six Seconds and the chairman of NexusEQ, a global conference taking place this summer at Harvard. “We

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Thought-full Thursday: Christmas Gifts for Leaders to Give

Persuasive Powerhouse

Mary Jo Asmus Posted in Uncategorized 2 Responses to “Thought-full Thursday: Christmas Gifts for Leaders to Give&# Dan Rockwell : December 23, 2010 at 5:35 pm Mary Jo, You matter!

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My Fair Lady Shows the Power of Expectations

The Practical Leader

These cases and other evidence available from scientific research now reveal: What managers expect of subordinates and the way they treat them largely determine their performance and career progress. Less effective managers fail to develop similar expectations, and as a consequence, the productivity of their subordinates suffers.

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7 Ways to Enjoy Others at Work

Persuasive Powerhouse

All of us, at some time in our career, have the privilege of working with a leader who enjoys us. We were productive to no end! A hidden superstar who has their nose the grindstone and could benefit from your wisdom. Mentoring them is one of the most satisfying (and enjoyable) things you can do.

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