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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 9/30/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Shawn Hunter The Wisdom of Titans: Secrets of Success from Entrepreneurs Who Rose to the Top William Ferguson The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership […].

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Leaders Need Three Kinds of Focus

QAspire

In this 2013 HBR video (6.42 mins) , Daniel Goleman explains why leaders need to cultivate their awareness at three levels and what they can do to improve upon these three areas of focus. Leading in a complex world is almost like a tight rope walk and leaders cannot afford to have singular focus on either task or relationship.

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What Would Your Headline Be?

Great Leadership By Dan

Our book is about the personal journey of leadership with review of all areas of your life. Without one, your brain is subject to an “amygdala hijack” (Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.) is a leadership scholar and professor, and president and CEO of Goodwill Industries in Western Massachusetts. or impulsive, ill-thought out decisions.

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The Fall of the Alphas

First Friday Book Synopsis

Martin’s Press (2013) This is another “time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.” Tom Davenport (collective judgment) Lao Tzu Peter Senge (organizational learning) Robert Greenleaf (servant leadership) St.

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All of Our Decisions Are Emotional

Coaching Tip

Source: The New York Times Magazine, September 16, 2013. Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee, Richard E. Boyatzis: Primal Leadership Realize the power of emotional intelligence in becoming an effective leader. Mark Goulston M.D.: Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 1/28/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK/CD REVIEWS Executive Toughness: The Mental-Training Program to Increase Your Leadership Performance Jason Selk The Art of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do and How They Do It So Well Camille Sweeney and Josh Gosfield Leadership: [.].

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Why Young Bankers, Lawyers, and Consultants Need Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

According to a 2013 study by American Express , EQ is one of the biggest predictors of performance in the workplace and a strong driver of leadership and personal excellence. ” Emotional intelligence matters even more today.