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Why Young Bankers, Lawyers, and Consultants Need Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

Over my 40-year banking career, I’ve learned that the critical distinguishing factor for advancing in the professional services is emotional intelligence (EQ). ” Emotional intelligence matters even more today. But in order to strengthen your emotional intelligence, you have to know what it is.

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The Advisor’s Corner – Am I an At-Risk Leader?

Strategy Driven

The four well researched core emotional intelligence metrics of: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness and Relationship Management are directly correlated with successful or failing leadership. Read/understand emotions and recognize the impact of them on self and others. Ask yourself, do I…?

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Let us give you our definition of what it means to be a founder: Playing a central role in starting and managing an initiative that will have impact (preferably visible and large) on an organization or the broader world. I think the most important thing that I look for [when funding a project] is really, who’s that champion?”

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Why Doctors Need Leadership Training

Harvard Business Review

Nearly all physicians take on significant leadership responsibilities over the course of their career, but unlike any other occupation where management skills are important, physicians are neither taught how to lead nor are they typically rewarded for good leadership. Medicine involves leadership. Insight Center. The Future of Health Care.

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Stop Complaining About Your Colleagues Behind Their Backs

Harvard Business Review

How to Manage a Toxic Employee. Rather than “saving” feedback for annual performance reviews, make discussions about what someone did well, and what he or she could do differently, a part of every supervision meeting or project debrief. You and Your Team Series. Office Politics. Make Your Enemies Your Allies. Annie McKee.

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In the Age of Loneliness, Connections at Work Matter

Harvard Business Review

According to a report in The Atlantic , one in four Americans reports having no one with whom they can discuss important matters, compared with one in ten 30 years ago, and a 2013 survey conducted by Lifeboat found that the average American had only one real friend. ” Why? Here are six techniques: Walk your talk. Host a dinner for 15.