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

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bob''s blog entries "McKinsey Quarterly: Top Ten Newsletter (Third Quarter 2013)" "Six Lessons for Managing CEO transitions" "The Corner Office" "The luck factor in all human experience" Adam Bryant Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Had His Top Execs Read These Three Books Are you a Diminisher or a Multiplier?

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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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All of Our Decisions Are Emotional

Coaching Tip

The theory that kids need to learn to manage their emotions in order to reach their potential grew out of the research of a pair of psychology professors — John Mayer, at the University of New Hampshire, and Peter Salovey, at Yale. Source: The New York Times Magazine, September 16, 2013. Daniel Goleman, Annie McKee, Richard E.

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What Would Your Headline Be?

Great Leadership By Dan

Without one, your brain is subject to an “amygdala hijack” (Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.) She consults nationally in areas of stress management and intuition for success. Their new book is The Alchemy of Authentic Leadership (2013). or impulsive, ill-thought out decisions.

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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. How talent management is changing. ” Emotional intelligence matters even more today. Insight Center. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders.