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The idea of a development plan using emotional intelligence can seem obscure. Most professionals are conditioned to determine growth based on scorecard or quantitative factors, making self-development challenging. Learning to develop EQ strategies improves well-being, goal creation, and achievement. Organizations must learn to coach and develop all KSAs. The effort towards being intentional and achievingContinue reading “Problem Solving and Stress Management grow through EQ”

Emotional intelligence is about decision-making. Each person’s IQ is not an indicator of success. However, developing awareness and EQ will help build more prosperous relationships and robust goal execution. The first level of emotional intelligence is overcoming our initial reactions and shifting them into intentional responses.  What it can look like The significance of emotionalContinue reading “Take steps in developing your awareness skills”

Dan Barker 09/13/2023 So often, when I approach a company representative and share that my experience was less than par, that protection and defense are always the first response. The service and the response often do not meet the values or commitment the company has placed on the wall. The opportunity stems from not teachingContinue reading “The expectations and standards are missing in experience, and it is impacting success”

There is a misunderstanding that focus is a versatile tool. The word itself implies that there is a risk of blind spots. Many of the other principles of performance are reliant on intention. The competency of being intentional is easy to understand but challenging to achieve. Understanding intention and when to use focus can supportContinue reading “Performance Practitioner | Focus is for goals not strategy”

Creating performance is a skill. It needs to be done with intention. Leaders need to understand the process used to deliver on performance. Performance Practitioner is a level above acumen. A new leader may understand the driving performance concept but often need help to dissect it well. (They struggle to identify all the critical pieces/tacticsContinue reading “Performance Practitioner | Always be on the lookout for consistency”

All new leaders will go through a proving ground of credibility. Credibility will produce the flash to ignite momentum but lacks the stamina to convert into fire. Validity is a different skill than credibility; great leaders effectively use validity to perform consistently. Without it, nothing seems to get done.  New leaders do not often thinkContinue reading “Do not skip over validity”

All new leaders will go through a proving ground of credibility. Credibility will produce the flash to ignite momentum but lacks the stamina to convert into fire. Validity is a different skill than credibility; great leaders effectively use validity to perform consistently. Without it, nothing seems to get done.  New leaders do not often thinkContinue reading “Do not skip over validity”

There are two traditional approaches to job hunting. The first is taking a long strategic approach, using the time to try and set up each step. The other is finding yourself without a job, often past the time you initially assumed it would take to find a new job. So many articles only offer oneContinue reading “Interviewing, it’s about the start and the finish”

The ethics of how interviewing is completed has not had a hard look in quite some time. The fundamentals will remain valid, but consider all the changes over the last 20 years. Has interviewing evolved? Are the ethics reshaping through each phase? As organizations get busier and more diverse, leaders must understand their role inContinue reading “Interviewing, it’s time for some new rules”

Have you ever met one of the good ole boys? Of course, we are not talking about one of the Duke brothers from Hazzard. Instead, a member of a shallow professional network known as the good ole boy network (GOB). These group members ride on the advantageous side of some relationship imbalance within the powerContinue reading “Have you waded into the shallow network”