I was reading an article lately entitled "The Five Signs of Emotional Intelligence", and it was really good. Of course EI is a vast topic and there are many more signs of EI, but this primer was a good read. The five signs according to this article are: being able to handle feedback well (without excuses, denial,...
Connection to Your Work
When you get up on Monday morning, what do you tell yourself about going to work (provided work is the normal M-F)? Do you know the regular thought patterns that show up? Are some of them negative? With the most heart attacks happening Monday morning, there seems to be a stress about going to work. This is a problem...
The Value of Conflict
Most times when we hear the word conflict we associate negative words to it: war, battle, fight, strife, antagonism, quarrel, struggle, clash, opposition, squabble, tension, dissension, divergence, friction, and disharmony to name a few. I do an activity sometimes with groups and leaders where I put the word...
Appreciation in the Air Today?
I want to caution you that your business or organization's morale may not be as good as you think it is. I have heard a few times recently how great the morale is from a senior manager, only to have that refuted by one of the front-line staff to me in private. There seems to be a disconnect between people's perceptions of reality. How can one person think it's great and another not? It's the same...
The Health of a Business
As most people know I am a health and fitness ‘nut’. Before a meeting the other day it occurred to me that the analogy of what you put into your body, and the effect thereof translates to business. On the one hand, if you eat junk food or excessive carbohydrates for instance, you will feel sluggish, tired, and overall fatigued. On the other hand if you don’t eat enough food, your body doesn’t...