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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. These ‘leaders’ have very little emotional intelligence in terms of self-awareness and organizational awareness.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

I think the most important thing that I look for [when funding a project] is really, who’s that champion?” Those who had to navigate their way through large firms seemed to excel at emotional intelligence—the ability to read others’ emotions and respond appropriately. Moreover, it’s hard. “I Steve Jobs; Elon Musk).

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Why Doctors Need Leadership Training

Harvard Business Review

Some residency programs across the country are developing career tracks specifically for those interested in management and leadership careers, but these paths are often targeted towards individuals explicitly seeking management positions or healthcare management projects in their training, missing the fact that to be a physician is to lead.

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Stop Complaining About Your Colleagues Behind Their Backs

Harvard Business Review

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.

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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? Host a dinner for 15.