Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Looking outward from inside our bodies, we see out into the world but can’t observe the effects of our own energy and behaviors on others as easily as those who are paying attention can see us. Don’t be too quick to believe praise OR criticism unless you’ve thought through the coach’s skill and motivations. So, buyer beware.

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The Practical Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Off Balance: High IQ Leaders Often Have Lower EQ Many of our audience and workshop participants are STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) specialists who have been promoted to management positions because of their technical expertise. But, too often, STEMM leadership is an oxymoron.

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Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Cooper Workshop 97

Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

What are your motivations for wanting to own your business? Business ownership consumes large quantities of time and mental energy, even after it’s running well and succeeding. It consumed so much time and energy that I didn’t have much left for anything else. How does owning a business fit into your overall life plan?

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Learning-by-Doing Long-term Automotive Open-book 255

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

We need to decide how to best divide energies—whom to feed first. Do what has to be done and don’t waste energy on fear that undermines performance— unless the doubt is a nagging hunch of a wrong direction! Similarly, make sure your OWN site has the best key words for the search engines.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Miles Anthony Smith

JUNE 5, 2018

If they aren't paying you enough to walk through that door with a smile on your face, or the job doesn't motivate you enough to be eager about the work, you're in the wrong job. What you like, what motivates you, what fires you up. If you enjoy your work, you'll be more productive, more motivated and a better team player.

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Career Advice Succession Learning-by-Doing 74

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

As Linda Hill and her colleagues have described, the company needed expert knowledge as it navigated the technically and ethically challenging waters of pharmaceutical development and marketing. Meanwhile, they’re pragmatic enough to engineer ways for people to gain some direct personal benefits along the way.

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Gilbert Participative Cooper Network Economy 9