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Without Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business

Sean was one of 42 senior leaders from organizations throughout the world who practice mindfulness and whom one of us (Matt Lippincott) studied at the University of Pennsylvania. These, it turns out, are what one of us (Dan) has described as core emotional intelligence competencies.

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What You Can Do to Improve Ethics at Your Company

Harvard Business

It’s hard for good, ethical people to imagine how these meltdowns could possibly happen. But, according to a study by one of us (Christopher) of C-suite executives from India, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, the U.S., many of us face an endless stream of ethical dilemmas at work. Wells Fargo. Volkswagen. and the U.K.,

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The Downsides of Being Very Emotionally Intelligent

Harvard Business

Indeed, Gemma is extremely trustworthy and ethical. The main reason for this is Gemma’s high emotional intelligence (EQ), which explains all of the qualities described above. As with charisma, we tend to regard EQ as a positive trait, but it can be used to achieve unethical goals as well as ethical ones.

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The Most Common Type of Incompetent Leader

Harvard Business

” Researchers have studied managerial derailment — or the dark side of leadership — for many years. Emotional Intelligence. Emotional Intelligence Has 12 Elements. As such, they represent a special case of laissez-faire leadership , but one that is distinguished by its destructiveness.

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Is Employee Engagement Just a Reflection of Personality?

Harvard Business

In combination, these traits represent some of the core ingredients of emotional intelligence and resilience. The recent study we reviewed suggests that doing so will actually boost your engagement levels (as measured by surveys ) more than any intervention designed to improve leadership, or to craft the perfect job for people.

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7 Traits that Unlock the Powerful Presence of Servant Leaders

Rick Conlow

Their study’s methodology included a questionnaire and case studies. Leaders who are genuine not only act the part but also declare their values, ethics, and standards quite clearly. Furthermore, Daniel Goleman’s work with emotional intelligence suggests that a key competency is “people skills”.

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When Your Boss Has an Angry Outburst, What Do They Do Next?

Harvard Business

However, in a set of studies forthcoming in the Journal of Applied Psychology, we found that this is not necessarily true: Some leaders feel bad and try to make amends. For example, a 2014 study found that people who made an unethical decision were more likely to donate to charity.