Hopefully, you are becoming more Self Aware and Self Managed. The next step in your Emotional Intelligence journey is to improve your Social Awareness. Basically, it’s about paying attention to others and responding proactively and positively.
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Once you have worked on developing Self Awareness, Self Management is the next place to focus. Self Management is one of the most easily observable Emotional Intelligence concepts. You know it when you see it and you definitely know it when you don’t! The lack of Self Management is what usually gets the most attention.
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Self Awareness is both foundational to Emotional Intelligence (EI) AND very difficult to achieve. It’s easy for us to think about ourselves, but it’s not so easy for us to really reflect in such a way that we know who we are and how we are perceived by those around us. As a matter of
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Last week, we talked about the characteristics of an “Ideal Team Player“. One of those characteristics is being “people smart” which is very connected to the concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI). High levels of EI are critically important for leaders and followers, and is essential in helping people work better together.
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As I mentioned last week, I am reading more again. One of the books I just finished, thanks to a friend’s recommendation, was Patrick Lencioni’s, The Ideal Team Player. He lays out a pretty simple framework to what it takes to be an “ideal team player” and I think he’s come up with some good
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When I was a student, I kept commenting on how excited I was to be out of school so I could read whatever I wanted again. I must confess that even I have good intentions, I often find many other things to do rather than read, and can be particularly distracted by my phone…Email, Facebook,
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Today is Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday! He created change – really positive change – for our entire country. As we think about change this week that may not always be easy, I am reminded that we need people to create change or we will never get better as individuals, communities, organizations or a society.
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Are you a change person? Are you someone who gets excited about new changes and even tries to make them to keep life more interesting? Or are you someone who loathes change and tries to avoid it at all costs? Perhaps you are somewhere in the middle. As you well know, like it or not,
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I don’t know about you, but I am a big fan of starting a new year. I enjoy reflecting on the past year, setting new goals and getting a fresh start. It’s a time to dream, to prioritize and focus on what is most important. As you think about your new year, I encourage you
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As we approach Christmas, there is always lots of discussion on gift giving. For some, it’s a time when we get excited about giving – and even receiving – gifts. For others, it’s a time when we get frustrated and overwhelmed by how commercialized and materialistic Christmas has become and would rather not give or
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