Posted on July 2, 2009 by Ganga Jennifer Harvey
Written by Dr John Viljoen, Associate Consultant
For those of us who are in leadership roles, there is good reason to monitor our social skills – they could be key determinants of our leadership success.
The role of Social Intelligence in leadership performance
We all know that Emotional Quotient (EQ) is as important as Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2009 by Ganga Jennifer Harvey
Written by Anama Morriss, Associate Consultant
Have you ever thought how important your mind is to your life?
Through our minds we create the results in our workplace, care for our families and ponder purpose and meaning in our lives. Arguably the brain is:
the biological base for the mind, and is affected by the mental and physical [...]
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Posted on April 9, 2009 by Ganga Jennifer Harvey
How many of these questions do you answer Yes to?
Do you:
easily lose control of situations?
lack self belief; do not have the confidence to tackle larger and more complex tasks?
fail to take risks?
seek reassurance from others constantly; have a high need for positive feedback?
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Posted on February 26, 2009 by Ganga Jennifer Harvey
I want to tell you about my local barista. She is in her early to mid twenties, owns and manages a coffee, tea and chocolate business and cafe with a staff that varies between 2 and 4. She also has a toddler who is 2½.
She is the only one on staff who can make coffee. [...]
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Posted on December 11, 2008 by Ganga Jennifer Harvey
Over the last couple of weeks we have been discussing how to watch your attention each day to develop dynamic knowledge about yourself and your drivers or motivators. You can see the posts here and here.
If you are persistent in your personal journey to better leadership and people management, sooner or later you will have [...]
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Posted on December 4, 2008 by Ganga Jennifer Harvey
Last week we looked at how dynamic knowledge of our own behaviours – drivers and motivators – can give us the edge in terms of our development as great leaders and managers. I included a simple tool in that post – watching where our attention wanders during the day and also how it wanders. Where [...]
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