I will be taking a certification course on Emotional Intelligence next week. EQ or EI hit the big time in 1995 with Daniel Goleman’s runaway best seller on the subject. Since then, there has been a flurry of research and practical application, with just about every consulting company out there having some sort of EQ…
Keep readingIf 24 years in the Air Force has taught me anything, it is the central importance of the mission. When people in an organization are clear on the mission, good things happen. They coalesce around a common purpose, energy is called forth toward the fulfillment of the mission, and work is focused to accomplish it. …
Keep readingDan Pink, best-selling author of “To Sell Is Human” and “Drive–The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us,” obliterates what you thought you knew about motivation in his Ted talk. Next time you set about “motivating” one of your employees, put the principles Dan describes in play. Here’s a hint: it’s not really about you!
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In his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, Martin Luther King spoke about being judged on “the content of your character.” It’s this content that provides the spiritual force to your ability to lead. Quite simply, people respond to honest, authentic, and principled leaders. Core values are an unwavering…
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