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The Science of Emotion December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance

Leadership is a Science

Leadership used to be referred to as an art. Now it is a proven science. Every component of this process has a purpose. Like the endless lines of zeros and ones in binary code, it is not only the content of each component but the space between that produces the results.

Humor with a purpose

laughing_audience In live presentations I am most often described as a humorist, but my purpose is not laughter. I use humor to share difficult lessons in an entertaining way...

Emotions, Education and Engagement: Misunderstanding Motivation December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance

Should you send your children to the best schools possible?
Are your new members suffering from “Relative Deprivation?”
Is Self-Awareness part of your core curriculum?

I tend to be a nonconformist by nature which may be evident from my unconventional Red High Tops and cartoon style “Bee the Difference” illustrations. Before I change my opinions I like to see facts and multiple sources to support new awareness...

Inoculations of Inspiration or Tools for Transformation April 4, 2013 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance 4 comments

Over the past thirty years as a manager and particularly in the last fifteen as a professional consultant and keynote speaker I have built a career around the conviction that it just takes one person, one moment of insight to change a life forever. There are many people who over my career for whom I have made a profound difference. There are also many more who have been entertained, educated and even inspired for weeks or months who eventually revert to old habits of thinking, old ways of se...