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Why Young Bankers, Lawyers, and Consultants Need Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business

Early in your career — whether it’s in banking, law, consulting or accounting — you will discover that all of your colleagues are as smart and hard working as you. ” Emotional intelligence matters even more today. But in order to strengthen your emotional intelligence, you have to know what it is.

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LSA Global Delivers Leading Leaders Workshop for Technology Group

LSA Global

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a customized Leading Leaders Workshop. Learn more about getting aligned.

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LSA Global Delivers Action Learning Program for Healthcare Leaders

LSA Global

Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a highly customized 6-month Action Learning Program for Healthcare Leaders.

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How Leadership Self-Awareness Improves Financial Performance

Organizational Talent Consulting

But how do you improve bottom-line performance amid economic uncertainty, a persistent talent crisis, and the reality that only 3 in 10 employees are engaged? Studies have demonstrated that followers perceive leaders with a heightened emotional intelligence as being successful and effective leaders. One key is self-awareness.

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Shooting Yourself in the Foot

CaseInterview.com

Justifying the raise comes from IQ or intellectual intelligence. Reading the emotional context of the situation and choosing the right time and place to ask comes from EQ or emotional intelligence. When I was at McKinsey, the most common reasons for firing a first-year consultant fell in the category of “Poor EQ.”.

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How to De-Risk Working with a Freelance Management Consultant

Comatch

More than ever, organizations are using independent experts and freelance management consultants to address critical challenges. In a recent webinar, I addressed some of the typical issues that arise when working with a freelance management consultant. Additionally, the war for talent is increasing. Here are the key insights. .

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Talent Matters Even More than People Think

Harvard Business

Leaving aside luck, which equates to confessing that we don’t really know, there are really just two explanations: talent and effort. Talent concerns the abilities, skills, and expertise that determine what a person can do. Effort concerns the degree to which the person deploys their talents. Is talent overrated?

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