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Without Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business

Our research and analysis has revealed a complicated relationship between mindfulness and executive performance—one that is important for leaders to understand as they seek to develop in their careers. As he got better at managing his own anxious impulses, the resulting atmosphere dropped the gauge on stress for everyone.

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When IQ Matters (and When It Doesn’t)

CaseInterview.com

Work Ethic — IQ does not predict how hard you work. If your individual skills are 90% superior to those of others (including those of your boss), but your boss makes the 1,000 people she manages 25% more effective, who creates more value? Google did an analysis of its human resources database to see who got promoted and who did not.

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6 Traits that Unlock the Powerful Presence of Servant Leaders

Rick Conlow

Research also suggests that managers who focus on service to others are more successful than those that don’t. Aspiring and experienced supervisors, managers and executives alike have benefited from their findings. It included 20,000 managers from four continents. Too many managers are negative. Being Credible.

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As a Consultant, What's Your Blindside? - Free Management Library

Consulting and Organizational Management

In my experience, they often conclude their clients have problems primarily with, for example, interpersonal conflicts, emotional intelligence and authenticity. Many of them have extensive experience in management. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management.

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Is Employee Engagement Just a Reflection of Personality?

Harvard Business

Indeed, even before organizations started talking about the need to “engage employees,” many managers appeared to regard motivation as something individuals brought with them to work — a characteristic of people they hired. A recent meta-analysis provides some much needed data-driven answers.

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What Happens to Mental Health at Work When Our Devices Know How We Feel?

Harvard Business

The cognitive and emotional demands on managers have rarely been more complicated or intense. One recent global research survey of employee assistance programs found that, combined, employee anxiety, stress, and depression accounted for over 80% of all emotional health cases in 2014, compared with 55% in 2012. Distracted?

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3 Ways AI Is Getting More Emotional

Harvard Business

AI systems and devices will soon recognize, interpret, process, and simulate human emotions. A combination of facial analysis, voice pattern analysis, and deep learning can already decode human emotions for market research and political polling purposes. However, the service’s output is completely emotion-free.