Articles Tagged - SelfAwareness

March 10, 2015

Emotional Intelligence as a New Leader

4 Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence

Many studies have been performed showing us that your EQ (Emotional Quotient) is a better predictor for your success in business and life than your IQ.  What we have also found over the years is that you can work to grow your EQ over time.  Your Emotional Intelligence as a new leader gets tested almost immediately.  Continuing to work on improving not only your Emotional Intelligence, but the EI of your team will greatly improve the results of your team.   One client of mine had begun...Continue reading

By Emilie ShoopPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on March 10, 2015

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July 1, 2014

How Can a Leader Avoid Accidental Indignities?

Here are some starter questions to consider in your self-assessment:

Dignity means worthy of honor and respect, having merit. It stems from the Latin dignitas meaning “equivalent to.” Dignifying others means to confer honor or dignity or to ennoble them. It means showing respect for another’s worth and acknowledging each person as equivalent to every other person.    As leaders, we’d all agree that it’s important to dignify others.    But what others? And why? In what ways? And just what does it mean to dignify...Continue reading

By Deb CalvertPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on July 1, 2014

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October 17, 2013

How To Avoid Putting On A Costume At Work

3 simple steps to be true to who you are as you step in the door at work.

Does how you act at home or outside of work, match how you are at work?    Are you nice, funny, and relaxed at home but mean, straight laced, and stiff at work?    At home are you easy to approach, but at work people are afraid to ask you questions?   As I’ve been working with clients lately, I’ve noticed something interesting.  Somewhere along the line, people got the impression that when they moved into their new role as a manager or supervisor, they needed...Continue reading

By Emilie ShoopPosted in Management on October 17, 2013

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July 23, 2013

Weaknesses Aren’t All Bad

Seek to identify Self Awareness & Authenticity in every hiring candidate.

By Joseph Skursky, President of Market Leader Solutions How many times have you read an article or Q&A forum regarding the classic interview question, “What’s your greatest weakness?” If you never have, here’s a spoiler alert – the topic is rarely positive and the supporting responses are quite caustic.    Do you use this question yourself or perhaps someone else in your organization? In the proper context and with the right objective in mind, it’s...Continue reading

By Joseph SkurskyPosted in Human Resources on July 23, 2013

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