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Do You Have Emotions, OR...

Years ago, I was helping a UCLA colleague set up for a very important presentation. As he welcomed guests into the meeting room, my initial excitement turned into frustration because I couldn’t get the two slide projectors focused correctly on the two screens in the front of the room (yes, slide projectors… it was . . . → Read More: Do You Have Emotions, OR…

Detroit's Three Leadership Failures

Detroit’s population has dropped from 1.8 million (1950’s) to 700,000 (today). There are 78,000 abandoned buildings in the city, and the average home price has plummeted to $7,000. The once great motor city capital of the world is $18.2 billion in debt and on the road to bankruptcy.

Detroit’s rocky road is an early . . . → Read More: Detroit’s Three Leadership Failures

Why Leaders Need to Hug Their Reptilian Brain

According to a study of more than 100,000 executives, emotional intelligence is a better predictor of performance than technical skill or experience. (1) As discussed in previous blogs, the four skills that can help you grow your emotional intelligence are:

I. Perceive your emotions. Emotions contain data. They are signals that tell us . . . → Read More: Why Leaders Need to Hug Their Reptilian Brain

Leading by Managing Emotions

Emotions are a feedback mechanism. The dictionary defines feedback as ‘information returned to the source.” Thus, emotions contain information for us. They are meant to help us manage our attention. If you do not manage your emotions and pay attention to the emotions of those around you, you will miss an enormous amount of . . . → Read More: Leading by Managing Emotions

Leading by Understanding the Emotional Future

Traffic lights are also called signals because they provide information that directs our future action. They “signal” us to stop, go, or in the case of yellow… hit the gas and race through the intersection. (Maybe I don’t have that last signal quite right.) Emotions are signals too. They contain information that communicates direction. . . . → Read More: Leading by Understanding the Emotional Future