The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

Some managers will complain about a declining work ethic. In Working with Emotional Intelligence , Daniel Goleman reports, “The leader is a key source of the organization’s emotional tone. The biggest cause of “quiet quitting” or on-the-job-retirement is a dysfunctional culture rooted in poor leadership.

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Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

One intellectual movement, called “emotional intelligence,” introduced by Daniel Goleman over 15 years ago, shined a spotlight on people skills. Video production companies treat only a few of the essential people skills, and their approach seems mostly to entertain and motivate, not to teach how.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. The tyrant boss reported directly to this VP. It took a lot of courage (some may call this stupidity) to report the transgressions of my boss to his boss. Worse yet, we may not vote for anyone.

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