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Managing Malignancies

December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Customer Service, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance, Social Smarts, Spirit at Work, Topics, Training  No comments

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The story is true, the setting is healthcare but the emotional intelligence, communication expertise and service delivery systems can (and should) be lessons for anyone.  

I appreciate the kind concerns that have been expressed by so many but the purpose of this article is to provide a platform for evaluating your own service delivery systems.  Real Lessons, Real Science, Real Solutions.  It is easy to talk in the abstract...

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EQ lessons from a Malignant Melanoma

January 31, 2013 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Positive Deviance, Spirit at Work, Video Samples  No comments

MSTI seemed like a nice cheerful name, like a day at the ocean, until you remember the “T” stands for tumor.  Now I am feeling more like Clint Eastwood’s character in “Play Misty for Me”.  The all too real part is I am waiting to learn just how carved up I am going to be.  We had just checked in for our first appointment with Dr.Lung.  I was thumbing through magazines trying to appear unconcerned, and Patty had wandered into the outer lobby...

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