Coach, author and speaker Dr. Marcia Reynolds has written an insightful book, Outsmart Your Brain – How to Master Your Mind When Emotions Take the Wheel, that emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence in the leadership role. She believes that productivity has nothing to do with knowledge and skills. “Results depend on emotional commitment. Performance [...]
Over the past couple of years I have been given mandates by a few new clients to help deal with and develop some underperforming managers. In some cases, the mandates were fairly straightforward in that the managers in question had the "right stuff" and required appropriate coaching and training. No problem. But, in several other cases, the managers [...]
Dr. Evian Gordon, CEO of Brain Resource, has a brain model called "Brain 1-2-4". Its central premise is that: 1 - The brain's organizing principle is focused on "Minimize Danger - Maximize Reward". 2 - There are two modes of processing in the brain - nonconscious and conscious. 4 - The brain has four key [...]
When recently trying to introduce Points of You to an accounting company, some partners stated, "We're an accounting company. We deal with numbers, data, spreadsheets and financial statements. Don't try to talk to us about all this right brain stuff concerning people, developing relationships, authentic conversations and trust." The VP of a software development company echoed [...]
