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Predictive Index, Total Transparency or Circle of Scholars December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance, Training No comments

Inspired by the April 16th HBR Management Tip of the Day: Ask Your “Loving Critics” for Real Feedback adapted from To Get Honest Feedback, Leaders Need to Ask” by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner.

I respectfully disagree with the recommendation. These esteemed authors seem incredibly kind of when they say “subordinates are often more reluctant” to point out deficiencies in their supervisors...

When is Long-Term care appropriate? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Just 4 Laughs No comments

My dad, who is just about to turn 80, sent this to me. I hope you enjoy the system of diagnosis as much as I did. Though hidden in humor (which is the best way to convey almost any message) the story says a great deal about the heuristics we use in decision making.

During a visit to my doctor, I asked him, “How do you determine whether or not an older person should be put in a Long-Term Care Home?”

“Well,” he said, “we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the...

HR Meeting Resources Part 1: Daniel Kahneman December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Creating Conversociations, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance One comment

Thank you to all of you who attended the June meeting “Hierarchy, Heterarchy, Holacracy Oh My”. I appreciate the opportunity, your rapt attention and kind comments. Many have reached out to me for the promised resources. I am in the process of chunking the slides you requested into short digestible lessons (as per the Khan Academy approach).

The “Bee the Difference” characters included throughout are, like my red high-tops, symbolic of the first and most important step in any sustainab...