article thumbnail

Preview Thursday: Conversations Worth Having

Lead Change Blog

Conversations have two dimensions: appreciative-depreciative and inquiry-statement. The first dimension describes the nature of our conversations as either appreciative–adding value–or depreciative–devaluing. Depreciative Conversations. They are depreciative in nature. Appreciative Conversations.

article thumbnail

Preview Thursday: Conversations Worth Having

Lead Change Blog

After each conversation you observe or have (regardless of how long or short, and whether you are observing others or having a conversation with yourself or someone else), put a tick mark on the side representing whether it was an appreciative (positive) or a depreciative (negative) conversation. Fortunately, there’s a simple way to do that!

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The ROLE of Emotional Intelligence in Effective Leadership Today

The Center For Leadership Studies

In this time of unrest and change, the role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in leadership has emerged as the critical skill set for leaders. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) still matters as does the P&L (profit and loss statement) and the deadline for 2021 projections (who can imagine?!)

article thumbnail

Shut-up & Listen | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll quickly examine the merits of developing your listening skills. When you reach that point in your life where the light bulb goes off, and you begin to understand that knowledge is not gained by flapping your lips, but by removing your ear wax, you have taken the first step to becoming a skilled communicator.

Blog 419
article thumbnail

The Leadership Walk

N2Growth Blog

Every day too – not just on our best days, or the days we feel good, or the days we had a good breakfast, or right after we went to a great training workshop. It delivers the best leadership skills in a man. One should know about himself and realize the quality of leadership skills within him. I think it is useful to all of us.

article thumbnail

Confidence vs. Arrogance | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Rather arrogant people typically find themselves surrounded by exploitive individuals who are all to happy to ride the “gravy-train&# in good times, but at the first sign of trouble all you will see is their backs as they run for the hills. mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci. Our Freedom.

Blog 410
article thumbnail

You Can't Argue With Crazy | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Be well and have a great day sp [link] mikemyatt Glad to hear you've got the train back on the tracks, and I hope this post was of some use. link] Posts about Interpersonal conflict and dealing with people as of January 4, 2009 — Persuasive Communication and Life Skills [.] mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci.

Blog 282