Dr. Edmondson’s research examines leadership influences on learning, collaboration and innovation. To enable the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful business enterprises, the Novartis Chair was established at Harvard. Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management. Having joined Harvard in 1996, Dr. Edmondson’s research examines leadership […]
Emotional Intelligence Strategies for Peak Performance
Leaders drive engagement, engagement drives productivity and Emotional Intelligence drives Leadership. Drs. Greenberg and Nadler discuss the new Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQi 2.0) assessment, ROI research, and Emotional Intelligence history. They will give some of the latest updates about Emotional Intelligence (EI) research, and will also take a deeper dive looking at three of the […]
11 Days in May: The Conversation That will Change Your Life
Are you in the majority of people who are unsure of how to vote, don’t know who to trust and what to believe and are struggling to survive in a deteriorating economy? Through thirty-six short parables, 11 Days in May: The Conversation That Will Change Your Life, will lift the veil that causes confusion, bring […]
Why Love Doesn’t Pay the Bills
Lucrative Love with the Modern Day Father of 4 Walls Branding, Tom Feltenstein Tom Feltenstein has traded barbs on the David Letterman Show, receiving media acclaim for his Uncommon Marketing wisdom from Larry king, and argued on the Fox News Pre-Game Show about the waste of running ads during the Super Bowl. Tom has shared […]
Mental Conditioning: Dynamic Human Solutions
Have you ever dreamed of a positive, fearless life where you are in control of what matters? With 24 years of intelligence and operations experience with the US Air Force and other US Agencies, USAFR, Mark J. Williams is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield and has more than 200 combat hours […]
Attitude Reconstruction with Jude Bijou
Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life Jude Bijou, licensed marriage and family therapist, has been in private practice for 30 years in Santa Barbara, California. She is the daughter of pioneer child behavioral psychologist Sidney Bijou. Bijou earned her BA from Reed College in Portland, Oregon and an MA in psychology from […]
Reflections of a Business Nomad
Stories and Poems From the Road Pascal Dennis was traveling three weeks a month for work as the president of Lean Pathways, a management consultancy. He started keeping a daily journal through his travels. It’s a collection of musings about everything from conversations with cabdrivers, to meetings and flight delays, in his new book, Reflections […]
Cheating and Where that Falls on the Derailer Detector
Let’s talk about cheating AND where that falls on the Derailer Detector and the latest victim. Lance Armstrong, like Marion Jones and now Alex Rodriguez, is back in the news all for performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). Different than cheating on your wife; having an affair, this doping is illegal and gives unfair advantages. Armstrong lied […]
Cheaters, Derailers and Building Resiliency
What are the characteristics that dethrone many of our heroes and leaders? Lance Armstrong and other heroes we idolize cheat. How does their passions for success drive them to take that road? Our leaders can fall from grace quickly and lose their credibility in just moments. How does that happen? What can trump your Emotional […]
How Can Emotional Equations Help with Your Emotional Intelligence?
Chip Conley and Emotional Equations Chip Conley is the innovative CEO of Joie de Vivre (JDV), the second largest boutique hotel company in the United States. JDV has over 3,000 employees and has grown to over 35 award-winning hotels, spas and restaurants. The transformational leadership practices of both Chip and his company have been featured in The […]