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It isn’t Magic it’s Math December 15, 2021 Emotional Intelligence

Another plug for The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg.

I linked an HBR Ideacast interview with the author in my Red Shoes News when I first purchased it. I have listened to 28 chapters so far and learn something surprising in every chapter.

Today, among other things I learned why they put produce at the front of the grocery store.

I always thought that was backwards because you put it at the bottom of the cart where it can get bruised more easily.

I also understand why Target has 50 statistic...

Quick fixes vs Real Results December 15, 2021 Emotional Intelligence

I have been privileged to create many training events for world-class teams over the last 15 years.

I have worked hard to make sure the content has been focused, interactive, educational but for most people the lessons are largely forgotten in a matter of weeks or maybe months.

This was not because the content was lacking or that the effort from participants was insincere, but that there was never a systemic way of continuing the conversations – a process for following through on the ideas intro...

Don’t take this Job December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance, Training

When I first began studying Vineet Nayar several years ago I was stunned by his hiring process. In most organizations “Meeting the CEO” was more of a “welcome to” instead of a real “inter-view”...

What makes a CSP giveaway keynotes? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Green Solutions, Keynote Keys, Peer Powered Performance, Positive Deviance, Video Samples No comments

It could be because I am not particularly good at this but if you read any of my mountain of testimonials you know that is not true. The CSP designation is not easy to attain. For those new to the acronym CSP stands for Certified Speaking Professional. It is the only earned by 10% of Global Speakers Federation members worldwide.*

So the question remains; Why would anyone who is skilled and determined enough to earn this designation want to give away his keynote presentations?

The change hap...

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...