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Resilience and EQ's Big 3 In the previous post, we saw how the holy trinity of EQ-i elements (Self-Regard, Self-Actualization and Optimism) are also key to building resilience. While direct developmental work can be done on these three critical EQ-i elements—with self-esteem exercises, goal
Bouncing Back–Resilience and EQ (Part 1)
Why do some people bounce back from disappointment and failure while others take on and store up the negativity from set-backs and get crushed beneath their weight? What makes up resilience? Brooks and Grayson both get cut from the team. Grayson accepts that he is not a good player and gives up
Losers, Winners, and Kicking that Football
The Foundation of Self-Regard While it’s interesting to ask how much success colors our self-image, I believe the more telling question is how much does our self-image allow for success? Charles Shultz was the most successful cartoonist in history and the creator of characters that have become
Is Leadership Taught or Found?
Are leaders found or made? A client of mine recently was lamenting the performance of a manager on her staff. “He’s just not a leader—he doesn’t have it in him.” I hear this thought a lot--the belief that leaders are found, not made. While clearly some people have more natural aptitude for
Teaching Old Dogs
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, or life begins at forty. Which is it? Teaching Christine--using the MBTI Christine, 38 years old, struggled in her new position to understand and motivate her staff. Five years prior, she claimed she would have just forced her new direct reports to do her