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13 Difficulties that Define a Manager’s Destiny

Rick Conlow

I have been amazed at how many struggle with executing company strategy or department initiatives. Leadership is a high contact sport. Handling conflict constructively is an emotional intelligence skill. They are overwhelmed with things to do and not enough time or people to get it all done effectively.

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13 Difficulties that Define a Manager’s Destiny

Rick Conlow

I have been amazed at how many struggle with executing company strategy or department initiatives. Leadership is a high contact sport. Handling conflict constructively is an emotional intelligence skill. They are overwhelmed with things to do and not enough time or people to get it all done effectively.

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3 Ways to Increase Your “Energy” As A Leader

Cheryl Cran

With emotional energy management as leaders we need to focus on continuing to elevate our emotional intelligence, work on being sensitive to the emotional well being of our team members and to be aware of our emotional impact on others.

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How to Build a Strong Relationship with a New Boss

Harvard Business

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.” The best strategy for figuring it out? If you know people who’ve worked with them in the past, reach out.

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What to Do When You’re the Target of a Hurtful Office Rumor

Harvard Business

If you are facing hurtful rumors at work, you’ll need to use skills of emotional intelligence to avoid making the situation any worse – and ideally, to make the situation better. 1) Regulate your negative emotions. It could be the joy you derive from your family, hobbies, sports, or community service.

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6 Things Every Mentor Should Do

Harvard Business

We offer here an informal set of guidelines for good mentorship — a playbook, if you will, for a game that is very much a team sport. In a business setting, you might ask a prospective mentee to prepare a presentation in their area of expertise, or join you on a sales call or at a strategy offsite and write up their observations.