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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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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. I’ve found that, in the workplace, it is about your relationships: Your relationship with yourself (self-awareness/adaptability).

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How to Decide Which Tasks to Delegate

Harvard Business Review

When I reach Peak Ping — a sense that I don’t have room for yet another request without sacrificing my sanity or my strategic projects — I take a moment to focus on what matters most, and remind myself that I don’t have to fly solo in my day-to-day work. ” trap and treading water again.

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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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Even Cement Can Be Special

Harvard Business Review

Behind each partnership with an archistar, there is always a commissioned landmark project. Commissioned by the Vatican in 1998 and inaugurated in 2003, this project sealed Italcementi''s partnership with the American architect Richard Meier. This project called for cement walls able to filter light.

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Why Women Stay Out of the Spotlight at Work

Harvard Business Review

In 2013 we embedded ourselves in a women’s professional development program at a large nonprofit organization in the U.S. The women in our study were keenly aware of the rewards of visibility. They were aware of gender bias in the workplace and used intentional invisibility to limit their exposure to it. to find out.

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The Leadership Blind Spots at Wells Fargo

Harvard Business Review

According to Stumpf’s testimony, a board committee became aware of the fraud “at a high level” back in 2011. They had a fuller discussion in 2013–2014 — around the time when media reports of the illicit behavior first surfaced.

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