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Lessons from the Emergency Room December 15, 2021 Emotional Intelligence No comments

Our holiday weekend started out like most. The lawn was moved, cars washed, the deck washed for a family gathering in the afternoon. Then it hit. It sounded something akin to the primal roar of a wounded animal, followed by the telltale “splash” of someone’s innards being turned inside out. A rough experience for anyone, but particularly so for someone just a couple years short of his 90th birthday. My father in law – “The Hammer”.

This continued for close to an hour before we headed off to ...

Creativity, Truth: 3 authors, 5 books that change everything December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Astonishing Service, Emotional Intelligence, Spirit at Work, Training One comment

If you are looking for resources to reinforce creativity, encourage honesty and dispel the illusions that undermine performance, I recommend three authors and five books. The first is Daniel Pink. I have read two of Daniel’s four books A Whole New Mind and Drive. The first in particular provides powerful examples of why the “Right Brainers” of the world will be a driving force in designing the future...

Leading without Positional Power December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Diagnostics, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance

The Starfish and the Spider+Employees First

Leaderless organizations are everywhere. If you don’t find ways to include everyone on your team, you may soon be the one sitting on the bench.

After reading a bio of one of my business heroes, Vineet Nayar I decided to read his favorite book The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom. Vineet was the CEO of HCL Technologies at the time and has been recognized as one of the top business thinkers in the world today...

The Upside of Inverting Your Organization December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance

This is a MUST READ for anyone serious about giving your front line team FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY.

Recognized as the 2008 the “Number One Best Employer in India” by Hewitt Associates and Business Week. HCLT is propelled by a leadership style described by Fortune Magazine as “The World’s Most Modern Management” CEO Vineet Nayar has been singled out by the London Business School as “the leader of organizational Innovation”...

Ten Actionable Ideas for Applying 77 Reading Recommendations December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Diagnostics, Emotional Intelligence, Green Solutions, Peer Powered Performance, Spirit at Work, Topics, Training No comments

We become like what we think about most.

I don’t know when first learned that idea but it has shaped the path of my adult life for more than 30 years. These are a sampling of books, articles and authors. Some new, some old. I would categorize them into four areas. Business, Neuroscience, Psychology and Spirit. Their priority depends on where you are on your own personal path.

Here are ten actionable ideas for finding the perfect resource for you.

Find a resource that resonates with you and stick with it.
Don’t read it, or li...