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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. And, emotional intelligence has been linked to successful leadership (just did a paper on this for a university class). In fact, emotional intelligence is viewed by some as a better predictor of success than the old hallmark, IQ.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Jim Kim – 12th President, the World Bank. Former Executive VP and Head of Strategy & Transformation at TMB Bank. Darek Lenart – Senior VP HR, Finance MasterCard. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group. Former HR Director and member of executive management team at the National Irish Bank.

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared. And thats exactly the role that pubs began to play.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Ironically, the most empathic FTSE companies are a bank and a tobacco firm. banks are proving quicker to wake up to the benefits of empathy, scoring 50% higher than UK ones. Royal Bank of Scotland/NatWest. Deutsche Bank. Indeed, 16 out of bottom 25 firms are FTSE companies. The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies, 2015.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

Most African artisans do not bank because of the fees associated with operating current accounts. You pay a fee for withdrawing your money in most African banks, thereby discouraging many from banking. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans.

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The Next Wave of Process Strategy

Harvard Business Review

The jobs that remain demand more initiative, insight, and problem solving as well as emotional intelligence, relationship skills, and teamwork — like diagnosing a patient's condition. Other jobs are becoming more analytical as "big data" provides workers with more information to make decisions.

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The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Comments The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement I recently argued that in industries such as distribution and logistics (Amazon, FedEx, UPS), process manufacturing (Exxon), insurance (Aetna), restaurants (McDonalds), and retail banking (Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo), continuous process improvement is essential.

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