Identifying What Others Value and Knowing What’s Needed to Establish Trust with Them

In my previous post, I shared the two components of Emotional Intelligence and discussed, in more detail, how to BECOME MORE SELF-AWARE so that you can more EFFECTIVELY MANAGE YOURSELF.Now, let’s turn our attention to the 2nd component: Situational-Awareness.To better manage your relationships and the various situations in which you find yourself, it is incredibly important …

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You Are a Victim Only When You Choose to Be

In a follow-up email to a coaching client, I wrote…”The discomfort you’re feeling is the discomfort of being in unfamiliar territory. You now find yourself in an entrepreneurial start-up environment where you’re expected to lead without being granted the formal authority to do so.” His Previous Role traditional environment long-standing, HISTORIED organization multi-layer hierarchical structure well-defined roles & reporting …

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Five Methods for Team Decision Making

After observing several of my clients’ teams struggle to make effective decisions as a team, I noticed two things:They weren’t deciding HOW to decide, and therefore…weren’t making it CLEAR AT THE OUTSET how the team’s decision would be made.To assist them with this, I created a document called Five Methods for Team Decision Making and thought …

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Behavioral Baselines & Deviations: Their Role in Emotional Intelligence

A QUICK STORY…A couple of weeks ago, our little Abbi Lou wasn’t feeling well so I took her to the vet.When Dr. Rice entered the room, she asked, “Same thing? A UTI?” “No, I don’t think so,” I replied, “Not this time. I think it’s something else.” AN IMPORTANT BACKSTORY TO EXPLAIN DR. RICE’S QUESTION…When Abbi disengages from interaction with us, …

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Have you been unsuccessful at selling your ideas to key decision makers? If so, perhaps you’re doing it wrong?

This week, I had an opportunity to attend #DisruptHRIndy – an event designed to energize, inform, and empower people in the HR field. As I listened to the presenters, two things became abundantly clear about the HR professionals in attendance:1They are fully aware that providing professional development & personal growth opportunities is essential to engage and retain …

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Andrew Luck is willing to risk millions of dollars to pursue a more meaningful and satisfying life. What are YOU willing to risk to do the same?

Someone asked last night what I did for a living.Without hesitation, I replied… “I help people make the tough decisions in life that can be career and life-altering. Decisions like the one Andrew Luck just made – based solely on what makes life satisfying and meaningful FOR THEM and not on what the rest of the …

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