There’s No Crying in Football

There’s No Crying in Football

I had a really hard week. I gave an executive presentation to the top leaders of an organization and they had critical feedback. These executives became emotionally charged as the powerful members stated their positions, often cutting other’s views, and sidetracking...
The Female Face of Leadership

The Female Face of Leadership

Are There Gender Differences in Leadership?  There are a plethora of leadership models that have been popular in business from Situational Leadership, to Transformational Leadership, to One-Minute Manager, to Level 5 Leadership. The list goes on and on but one thing...
What You Learned In EQ School

What You Learned In EQ School

If it’s true that over 85% of human success is in the emotional and social intelligence domains (rather then remembering facts/figures of cognition), then are we really preparing our children and teenagers for living in the world of social connection and empathy? How...
The Genius Of Emotions

The Genius Of Emotions

“Emotions are the root of everything we do, the unquenchable origin of every act more complicated than a reflex…In all cases, emotions are humanity’s motivators…” A General Theory of Love, Thomas Lewis, MS Emotional Intelligence is the ability to notice and name your...
How To Change Your Ways

How To Change Your Ways

Changing human behavior is messy business. How many times have we made resolutions to do something differently in the New Year, only to find by mid-January, it is back to business as usual? The human brain is wired for efficiency. This organ, although only 2% of our...
Driving On Emotional Intelligence

Driving On Emotional Intelligence

I love road trips. The freedom of being on the open road has excited me since I was 17 years old when I drove my 1980 Firebird across the American continent. I remember getting a speeding ticket in Beaver, Iowa going 96 in a 55 miles per hour zone. I was in such a...
It’s Not You, It’s Me

It’s Not You, It’s Me

Are American Women Breaking Up with “The Man?” Recently, I was in a room full of 150 female entrepreneurs and the speaker, a 7-figured powerhouse asked, “how many of you have ever worked in the corporate sector?” About 148 hands raised. Then she asked, “How many of...