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13 Difficulties that Define a Manager’s Destiny

Rick Conlow

Leadership is a high contact sport. Handling conflict constructively is an emotional intelligence skill. With the speed of change, data driven decisions, and business intelligence, they have to be proactive. Employee turnover causes lower morale and employee productivity. Dealing with Poor Performance.

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13 Difficulties that Define a Manager’s Destiny

Rick Conlow

Leadership is a high contact sport. Handling conflict constructively is an emotional intelligence skill. With the speed of change, data driven decisions, and business intelligence, they have to be proactive. Employee turnover causes lower morale and employee productivity. Dealing with Poor Performance.

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Here’s What Mindfulness Is (and Isn’t) Good For

Harvard Business

The business implications are manifest: higher productivity and fewer conceptual gaps. In fact, many sports teams now incorporate mindfulness into their training as a way to better harmonize their playing. These people showed better concentration, even when multi-tasking.

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How to Build a Strong Relationship with a New Boss

Harvard Business

How should you establish a positive, productive working relationship with your new manager? Finding common ground over family, a favorite sports team, or a shared extracurricular activity can be a great ice breaker. But it was so sensitive to me, so emotionally intelligent to me as the new manager.” What the Experts Say.

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Great Teams Are About Personalities, Not Just Skills

Harvard Business

After years of analyzing interviews and data from more than 100 teams, it found that the drivers of effective team performance are the group’s average level of emotional intelligence and a high degree of communication between members. It also indicates the likelihood of success or failure for an assigned task.