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Fearless Conversations or Fearful Conciliation’s? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Association Insights, Emotional Intelligence, Keynote Keys, Peer Powered Performance, Training

Using Unrelated Stories to Overcome
Unreasonable Defensiveness

I was recently asked to come up with an approach to safety concerns at one of the largest concrete structures in our country.

The request, as usual, was to be funny, fix the problem, and get out. You have 45 minutes. An impossible objective, but it is entirely my own fault. I am a victim of my own creation. For two decades I have been most widely known as a keynote humorist...

Use imagery to encourage transparency December 15, 2021 Emotional Intelligence

Simple ideas understood by all are both the salve and the anchors that keep a team’s “eye on the prize” in challenging times. Vineet Nayar in his book Employees First, Customers Second used the story of the “Big Windows” he discovered at a friend’s home in Amsterdam to focus his team on the value (and discomfort) of transparency. He shared this story with absolutely everyone so they all had a common language...

After the employee survey then what? December 15, 2021 Emotional Intelligence

This article is based on a question posted in the LinkedIn Employee Engagement group by Hugh Tonks.

After reading his profile I realize he probably has much better ideas about implementation than I do but since I already put the work into writing this I will share it anyway.

Assuming you have discovered some pockets of perfection here are some ideas for spreading peak performance to other “Less lustrous” layers.

Be prepared to be transparent in your own opinions and intensely interested in...

Red Shoes and Bee Characters keep the “Buzz” alive. September 13, 2012 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Spirit at Work, Training One comment

Red High top “Chucks” have been my trademark for more than 15 years. Last year we added the “Change the Buzz” Bees to our brand family. Each Bee is designed to provide a visual reminder of the creative buzz within each of us. We are all simply energy buzzing around at speeds so fast our eyes see only the illusion of solid form. But our forms, our bodies never stop changing.

Cells are made and lost at a staggering pace with 10²² atoms[i] being released with every breath...