This is an excellent article: How Emotional Is Too Emotional? Nan Mooney, Inc Mooney says women frequently ask what to do about “being too emotional” at work — I get this question a lot too, and have worried that, as a man, my response might miss the point… so I was glad to read this! [...]
This is a fairly amusing perspective on why it’s so hard to find someone you want to date: Pearls of Wisdom: Smart, cute and unavailable The Stanford Daily October 13, 2006 By Lisa Mendelman At Stanford, we are blessed to be surrounded by book-smart people. Trust me, the real world looks nothing like this. Even [...]
It Is in Your Head By Eileen P. Gunn US News & World Report, Oct 16, 2006 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/061008/16eetests.htm Interesting piece about changes in hiring – The use of these kinds of behavioral or personality assessments, which ebbs and flows along with other corporate trends, is on the rise again. In March 2005, more than a [...]
Daniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind and Free Agent Nation discusses the skills leaders need to excel in a changed and changing economy. In this interview about his latest book, Pink joins emotional intelligence expert Joshua Freedman to identify key skills for leaders in a changing marketplace. What do you get when [...]
Nice blog post on “Raven’s Brain” about EQ and some of my articles here: http://ravenyoung.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!17376F4C11A91E0E!998.entry Thanks Raven!
Well I have been a lame blogger. Apparently writing a newsletter, training programs, AND a blog is too much. But I thought of a new idea. I am going to put links to different articles I get into this blog. Another article on importance of EQ for job success. Good line: Companies have to hire [...]
It’s definitely feeling like springtime now that we’re working on the vegetable garden. Trying to get Emma and Max to actually help when their “helping” may be more difficult than the rest of the work… It’s been quite awhile since I posted here last. I guess if I was not doing so much other writing [...]
The last two days I’ve been going nonstop. Yesterday I had a call scheduled every hour. AHHHH. There’s some good research about “stress and recovery” — ie, when we stretch, we need time to bounce back. But overscheduled, the last two days have had not enough recovery. I’ve noticed at the end of the days [...]
I love how emotional intelligence is becoming a truly international concept. Just saw this article from Bhutan saying that corporate success should contribute not just to GNP, but also to “Gross National Happiness” (GNH). Some good strategies presented for engaging a team – and a country. Here’s the premise: There is a body of management [...]
It’s been wintery (such as it ever is here on the California Coast) for months, and suddenly today it’s summer. So after much impassioned pleading, I inflated the blow-up pool. Much fun for the under-four-foot-high crowd, but part of the pleasure seems to be fighting with your brother or sister. So I just did the [...]