Monday February 06th, 2012
Think you’re intelligent? What about socially?
September 16th 2008
The Globe and Mails, Report on Business revisits the work of Daniel Goleman, the psychologist who popularized the notion of emotional intellignece. His work has expanded in collaboration with Richard Boyatzis calling for leaders to develop their social intelligence. Hooray - there still might be hope! They note that certain things that leaders do - specifically exhibiting empathy and becoming attuned to the moods of others- literally affect both their own brain chemistry and that of their followers ultimately leading to more productive behaviours.
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Moose Crossing
April 12th 2008
Love this survey from Globe and Mail’s profile on Jim Clemmer’s book Moose on the Table:A Novel Approach to Communications at work.
Does your organization silently suffer from lack of candour? Answer true or false to these questions:
* The real discussions happen privately after our meetings
* People often appear to agree to a group plan of action and then go off and do their own thing
* Personal accountability and commitments are often avoided and project deadlines are routinely missed
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Cracks in the Silver Ceiling
The Age Obstacle
April 10th 2008
Kristi Nielson, founder of 50pluslifestyles.com based in Brunaby B.C. and author of Retirement Inspirement conducted a survey of 68 human resource managers at organizations across Canada on how a candidate’s age affects his or her job prospects. Ofcourse, not surpisingly many companies claimed not to distinguish between workers of different ages, yet some answers shocked her.
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Cocktails 4 Charity
The party that matters
February 18th 2008
The Charity Ball, a fantastic event that ran for 10 years came back by popular demand under a new name and format: COCKTAILS 4 CHARITY – the party that matters. www.cocktails4charity.net
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