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Cognitive Reappraisal for Wild Success

Leading Blog

Wild Success by Amy Posey and Kevin Vallely illustrates seven leadership lessons we can learn from the harrowing experiences of extreme athletes. They must be able to execute a plan under pressure. The same qualities that help them succeed will help any leader perform at a higher level and especially in a crisis situation.

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Preview Thursday: The Dentist Who Gets It

Lead Change Blog

The wider a variety of people you get around you, the more you can as much benefit from potential wild flights of creativity as you can combustion. Be ready for this, and cultivate solid emotional intelligence. You certainly are going to find plenty of them if you hire a diverse staff. Hire the best person for the job.

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Five Ways to Spot a Leader in the Wild

LDRLB

Emotional intelligence takes the practice of awareness a step further; true leaders control their emotions and manage the emotional turbulence around them. Self-awareness: As human beings, we’re so eager to prove our worth, that it’s rare to actually notice how our actions are affecting the people in our vicinity.

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Jen Shirkani: An interview by Bob Morris

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The Books My Blog Readers Are Reading

Joseph Lalonde

Jason Pockrandt said Wild At Heart by John Eldridge should be on the reading list of others. I have to agree, and have recommended Wild At Heart before. Rebecca Jo Cannon recommended Lone Survivor:The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell.

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Marcia Reynolds: Part 1 of a second interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

She has coached leaders, delivered leadership, coaching and emotional intelligence programs, and spoken at conferences for […]. She understands organizational cultures, what blocks communication and innovation, and what is needed to bring people together for better results.

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Leading a “Mozart”

Lead Change Blog

While most “Mozarts” would get an easy A+ in creativity, their impatience with diplomacy would net them a grade of F in “emotional intelligence.”. They do not deal well with mindless policies, narrow job descriptions, and obsessive hierarchical controls that seek to convert them from “wild ducks” to barnyard chickens.

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