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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: Why It Matters

Lead from Within

Emotional intelligence, also known as EQ, is the ability to understand and manage emotions of self and others. Here are some reasons why emotional intelligence matters in leadership: Emotional intelligence enables leaders to build strong relationships with their team.

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How to Avoid the Artificial Maturity Trap

Leading Blog

Children today are overexposed to information far earlier than they are ready and underexposed to real-life experiences far later than they are ready producing a kind of artificial maturity. Tim Elmore writes in Artificial Maturity , that “it looks so real because kids know so much, but it’s virtual because they have experienced so little.”

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Gray Versus Green: Who Makes the Better Start-Up CEO?

N2Growth Blog

One vaguely controversial, age-old discussion is around the numerical age and corresponding maturity of CEOs and how age, which translates to experience, can impact the trajectory and level of success of a company. . The human brain develops back to front, thus the prefrontal cortex is one of the last regions to fully develop.

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Do You Have What it Takes to be a Mature Leader?

Lead Change Blog

Does this influence the effectiveness and maturity of your leadership? Maturity is underrated, i.e. we need more adulting. In looking for definitions of the word mature I am attracted to these: Based on slow careful consideration [= thoughtfulness]. Having or showing the mental and emotional qualities of an adult.

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Employers Should Resist Any Urge To Sack Older Workers

The Horizons Tracker

The authors argue that employers often target older workers when they downsize, and highlight the reduction in funding from the Australian government for the DOME (the Don’t Overlook Mature Experience training organization) program as further evidence of the under-appreciation of older workers in society. ” Employment gaps.

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What LEGACY are you leaving?

Lead Change Blog

Even for relatively-mature business people or organisational leads, it is not something they consider. As a leader, are you focused on your personal growth , as well as the development of your team? Do you focus on success, happiness, maturity, and well-being? It is a powerful question and one which few clients have considered.

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Let’s Cut Each Other A Break

Lead Change Blog

That’s a level of maturity and compassion I aspire to. Self Leadership Character-based Leadership emotional intelligence relationships Respect Self Development' “How do you handle this, Andrew?”. He said that he started by imagining they were just having a bad day. How about you?