"Success is measured by your ability to maintain enthusiasm between failures." - Sir Winston Churchill People who are considered successful in life measure high on assessments of optimistic attitudes. It would be easy to presume they are optimistic because they are successful, but there is … [Read more...] about Optimism: Why It Matters So Much
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The Business Case for Coaching
Coaching paves the way for decision makers to create higher levels of organizational effectiveness through dialogue, inquiry and positive interactions. Coaching creates awareness, purpose, competence and well-being among participants. Coaching is NOT another feel good exercise based in soft skills … [Read more...] about The Business Case for Coaching
The Art of Positive Emotions: What is Your Attribution Style?
Everyone knows that when people feel good, they work better, are more creative and more productive. The ability to inspire positive feelings in others is a key leadership quality. Good feelings are like lubrication to the brain - mental efficiency goes up, memory is sharpened, people can … [Read more...] about The Art of Positive Emotions: What is Your Attribution Style?
Feeling Good: Creating Emotionally Intelligent Teams
When Daniel Goleman wrote his landmark books on emotional intelligence in the 90's ( Emotional Intelligence, 1995, Working with Emotional Intelligence, 1998), managers in organizations everywhere nodded heads in agreement. Finally, what they knew to be true about dealing with people had a name and … [Read more...] about Feeling Good: Creating Emotionally Intelligent Teams
Managing with Emotional Intelligence: Developing Empathy
The business community has embraced the concept of emotional intelligence and its importance ever since Daniel Goleman's best-selling book, Working with Emotional Intelligence (1998). But the challenge is to demonstrate that such competencies can be acquired and when they are, that they … [Read more...] about Managing with Emotional Intelligence: Developing Empathy
Preventing Executive Burnout
The atmosphere at work has changed. The pace of change keeps accelerating. Today's managers are experiencing a whole new order of exhaustion. Managers have ever-widening spans of control. In the boundary-less organization, work goes on round the clock. The post-dinner time zone has become prime … [Read more...] about Preventing Executive Burnout
Leadership in Times of Uncertainty: Back to Basics
In the wake of tragedy, leaders are faced with challenges that stretch their abilities and skills. In this global economy of rapid change and increasing complexity, many leaders struggle to lead their companies in the right direction. Now, more than ever, there is increased uncertainty, more … [Read more...] about Leadership in Times of Uncertainty: Back to Basics
Survival of the Fittest: Feedback is not for Sissies
"It is not the most intelligent of the species that survive the longest, it is the most adaptable." -- Charles Darwin In order to be persistently successful, people and organizations need to adapt continually to their environment. This requires information from the environment. The more open … [Read more...] about Survival of the Fittest: Feedback is not for Sissies
Sustaining Results: Balancing People, Values and Business
In the last few years several books have addressed why some companies are more enduring than others. What distinguishes the great from the merely good? Really great companies, even in bad times, place people and values first. The obsession with stock prices has obscured our vision and caused … [Read more...] about Sustaining Results: Balancing People, Values and Business
Getting the Most out of Executive Coaching
When used for the right reasons and with competent practitioners, executive coaching can provide significant and lasting benefits for both individuals and organizations. But like other innovations, coaching is in danger of becoming just another business fad. When not effective, it can cause harm … [Read more...] about Getting the Most out of Executive Coaching