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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2024

Leading Blog

At the same time, these meetings are the core of a direct report's experience and development at work, including how well they engage and attach to their role, perceive the effectiveness of their manager, and envision their future at the organization. So how do we sustain performance, while avoiding burnout and maintaining balance?

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Daniel Goleman on “How to Find Your Flow”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Daniel Goleman and featured by LinkedIn. * * * Where we want to be on the Yerkes-Dodson arc is the zone of optimal performance, known as “flow” in the research of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [pronounced cheek-sent-me-high] at the University of Chicago. Flow represents a peak of [.].

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20 Articles to Help Leaders Navigate the COVID 19 Crisis

Great Leadership By Dan

4 Leadership Skills for Crisis Management (Daniel Goleman, using your emotional intelligence) 4. How a Good Leader Reacts to a Crisis (HBR) 6. Video Leadership: How To Lead From Home During The Coronavirus Crisis )Forbes) 14. How to Lead Through a Crisis (CCL) 16. Focus On Trust: Successful Leadership In Times Of Crisis.(Forbes)

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LeadershipNow 140: January 2019 Compilation

Leading Blog

How To Be Successful by @sama. VIDEO: How to turn a group of strangers into a team by @AmyCEdmondson. David Bowie knew how to inspire creativity via @quartzatwork. How to Hold a Remarkably Effective Team Huddle by @LetsGrowLeaders. How To Avoid the 3 Blows From a Leadership Shortcut by @WScottCochrane.

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Emotional Intelligence and A Call-Up to the Big Leagues

General Leadership

Because most of those vying for the position had been superbly prepared by the school of experience; they knew the secret handshakes, had mastered the technical tips of the trade, and understood how to really get things done. And I was unsure how I’d fare amongst such stiff competition. Haven’t you been there too?

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Business is a Laughing Matter

Lead Change Blog

Emotional Intelligence author and expert, Daniel Goleman,(EQ author/expert), states “Research on humor at work reveals that a well-timed joke or playful laughter can stimulate creativity, open lines of communication, enhance a sense of connection and trust, and, of course make work more fun”.

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Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm on…Partnering not Patronizing

The Practical Leader

” Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis & Annie McKee, Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. “The more that top management wants internal commitment from its employees, the more it must try to involve employees in defining work objectives, specifying how to achieve them, and setting stretch targets.”

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