Category Affective Leadership
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Insulted by Incivility
January 28, 2013
Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Positive Deviance 
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According to the 2012 U.S. Agency For International Development Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results more than 70% of federal employees feel that under-performers are not being managed effectively. When asked to respond to the statement “in my work unit, steps are taken to deal with a poor performer who cannot or will not improve” only 27.9% responded positively.
Underachievers in any system can be a challenge, and even more so in highly regulated and unionized environments...
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Create a NO JUDGMENT ZONE
January 21, 2013
Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence -
We love to judge. We appreciate being told we are a “good judge of character” or that we use “good judgment” and yet the idea of “being judged” is accompanied by a stench most foul. As I think about why we harbor such resentment, it seems that judging another implies an intentional desire to distort. It is interesting that a character trait we give such credence to when we are on the giving end is so absolutely disdainful when we are on the receiving side...
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Googling Leadership
January 15, 2013
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Over the past fifteen years I have worked with some amazing managers. They are dedicated, hard working and with few exceptions most were promoted into their roles primarily because of their technical expertise. This is not to say that many don’t have exceptional leadership skills, but that “soft skills” are often viewed as being less important than their more quantifiable counterparts.
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This is not unlike the culture that created Google, where algorithmic expertise was prized above all ... -
Red Shoes and Bee Characters keep the “Buzz” alive.
September 13, 2012
Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Spirit at Work, Training -
Red High top “Chucks” have been my trademark for more than 15 years. Last year we added the “Change the Buzz” Bees to our brand family. Each Bee is designed to provide a visual reminder of the creative buzz within each of us. We are all simply energy buzzing around at speeds so fast our eyes see only the illusion of solid form. But our forms, our bodies never stop changing.
Cells are made and lost at a staggering pace with 10²² atoms[i] being released with every breath...
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