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Leadership Styles

Two Serious Failings of Really Useless Leaders

Steven Sonsino asked: It’s daunting for business leaders who aspire to improve their leadership to be told to follow the example of Gandhi or Martin Luther King. These people are certainly inspirational, but they’re a tough act to follow in the real world. I’ve therefore been looking at what we can learn from leaders who […]

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Non Standard Leadership Techniques

Practicality Of Creative Writing With Passion

Mario R. Churchill asked: Writing throughout history has transformed itself to either an immortalization of one’s thoughts or a lucrative business. The first is the essence and the other one is the consequence. With respect to the art of writing itself, it must always be treated with reverence. Not that too many great people have […]

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Transformational Leadership

Are Business Values Becoming More Spiritual

Richard Cox asked: I recently trained a group at a leading hedge fund in central London. There were a few articles on the wall regarding what they do. It mentioned that there was a charitable arm to the business, which was directly investing a portion of the profits into caring for children in Africa and […]

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Conflict Resolution

10 Tips for Handling Conflict

Tony Hall asked: At some time in our lives most of us encounter situations where we become involved in conflict with others. It may be a simple difference of opinion, a feeling that you have been treated disrespectfully, a challenge to your beliefs or authority, or a whole host of other potential grievances. And how […]

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Feedback and Rewards

Team Performance and Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Intelligence Training

Bill Benjamin asked:   Team Performance and Emotional Intelligence “In the world today there is plenty of technology, plenty of entrepreneurs, plenty of money, plenty of entry capital. What’s in short supply is great teams.” John Doerr, Legendary Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist   Teams with high levels of EQ, http://ihhp.com/what_is_eq.htm, consistently outperform those with strong […]

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Communicating as a Leader

Body Language in Communication – How to Become a Great Communicator Using Body Language

Michael Lee asked: If you are delivering a speech to a crowd, it is very important that you make use of body language in communication to drive your point home. In truth, this extra gesture can generate a lot of emotions, as well as ideas on how you want your audience to understand your meaning. […]

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Successful College Admissions Interviews

Rachel Goldstein asked: There are two basic feelings that you might have when it comes time to do the college interviews which can make or break your application to the institution of your choice. On the one hand, you may feel that your true personality really shines through in person in a way that just […]

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Communicating as a Leader

The Leader Next Door Needs Written Goals

Rick Hubbard asked: You’re the leader next door and have heard over and over that you need to set goals and write them down. You sit down in front of the computer to make a list of what development you want to take place in your followers. Maybe you are a manager and they are […]

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Transformational Leadership

Benefits of Emotional Intelligence Skill-building

Byron Stock asked: Significant benefits in the three categories of decision-making, relationships, and health can be gained by increasing your Emotional Intelligence skills. Every behavior, every action and reaction, every situation you may encounter is impacted by the decisions you make, your relationships and your physical well-being. They apply to your family relationships as well […]

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Conflict Resolution

Conflict Resolution

Reza Borr asked: Nothing is more dangerous than conflictThose who loved each other once will turn one-day into destructive enemies and cause immense problems not only for themselves but to anybody who is somehow related to them. The conflict in the family between husband and wife destroys the lives of the children. Conflicts in organizations […]