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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success. Controlling one's emotions is part and parcel of emotional intelligence. link] mikemyatt A great motto Anna, and sound perspectives as well. Thanks for commenting.

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How Companies Say They’re Using Big Data

Harvard Business Review

.” Survey respondents included Presidents, Chief Information Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and Chief Data Officers representing 50 industry giants, including American Express, Capital One, Disney, Ford Motors, General Electric, JP Morgan, MetLife, Nielsen, Turner Broadcasting, United Parcel Service, and USAA.

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Guidance is Good, Overpriced Shares a Disaster

Harvard Business Review

And I couldn't resist following up with an email Q&A: Justin Fox: A lot of smart people have been saying for a while now that public-company executives should put less time and effort into dealing with Wall Street. BL: A misconception: Dealing with funds providers is part and parcel of running the company.

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How the Insurance Industry Can Push Us to Prepare for Climate Change

Harvard Business Review

But we now see insurers exploiting geographically refined data to more precisely estimate land parcel risk. Product improvements such as hurricane-resistant doors can nearly eliminate certain disaster risks and have relatively low installation costs.

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How to Improve Your Sales Skills, Even If You’re Not a Salesperson

Harvard Business Review

.” Scott Edinger, the founder of Edinger Consulting Group and the author of The Hidden Leader , says that the resistance to sales stems from an “antiquated idea that selling is pushing people to buy something they don’t want, don’t need, or can’t afford.” And that is part and parcel of professional life.

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3 Ways Managers Start Off On the Wrong Foot

Harvard Business Review

But even though the crazy is part and parcel of the human experience, don’t advertise yours. We trust leaders when we can be confident that they can resist temptation in order to do what’s right. The research is clear: we don’t trust people who appear to lack willpower or self-control.

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Become Businessperson of the Year

Harvard Business Review

They resist putting the cart of scale before the horse of competence. We fully expect that the 2-in-1 mentality — and accompanying capabilities — will become part and parcel of what distinguishes the most successful leaders of tomorrow.

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