Leading in Ambiguous Times

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]