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To many people’s surprise, effective leadership does not require development with a preset combination of EQ Elements. If it did, an excellent leader in one system or endeavor should be able to repeat her success anywhere else, and clearly this does not happen. The combination of EQ Elements we have
Zombies–the New Black
OKA Resilience Series #2 I trudge on through a haze—the grind of my daily life stretching out before me. Danger and threat are constant—at times a low-grade buzz and other times pointed and urgent. Everything looks like it always has—buildings, roads, cars—nothing has changed, yet everything is
Social Responsibility and the Real World
I should know this. I wrote the definition. I train and speak on this topic every week. Yet I was powerfully reminded of the true meaning of Social Responsibility earlier today quite by accident by my friend and colleague, Beth Ratchford. Social Responsibility, within the structure of the EQ-i,
The Grimm Price of Low Impulse Control
Just a few days ago, I published a blog post that highlighted Seattle Seahawk Richard Sherman and the low Impulse Control that accompanied his interview at the end of the NFC Championship game. Well, Sherman did not have to wait long before another public figure leap-frogged over him to give us a
Richard Sherman and the Cost of Low Impulse Control
The Seattle Seahawks are headed to the Super Bowl, and one of their stars, Richard Sherman—not only one of the best cornerbacks in football, but arguably one of the best athletes playing the game today—is embroiled in a controversy onto which EQ casts a telling light. Sherman’s decisive defensive