Yes, we know carrots are good for your physical health—your skin, digestion and blood pressure, plus some—and they’re good for your mental health too. I want to be sure our thinking is aligned regarding the “mental health” though… Using my exercise routine as an example, here’s my self-talk about exercising: “I enjoy a physical workout.

Follow Your Natural Tendency At Your Peril It’s not that tough is more effective than tender, or that tender is more effective than tough… It’s that some leaders automatically take a tough stanceyou know, those firm leaders whose decisions are based on a detached logic, who take a no-compromise position, whose judgment disregards sentiment or

Leaders who don’t master conflict are leaders who grapple with managing their tension and stress—and who unwittingly stall their careers. You’re reading a great article for you if: You feel nervous, or even powerless, when conflict strikes, or You find yourself side-stepping hard-to-handle, difficult situations, or You have an inkling that your success, and your

Oh my gosh, occasionally circumstances seem to line up against us, don’t they? You know those days, when the traffic made you late for a meeting, then the content of the meeting had you feeling hot under the collar, and then, on the way back to your desk, one of your team members, Mike, informs

Yep, nothing has changed in this respect since Emotional Intelligence (EQ) first became a mainstream topic of conversation almost twenty years ago. EQ is still the #1 predictor of first-rate performance at work. Of course, technical skills and IQ also impact performance—but not nearly as much as EQ does.   We Only Need “Threshold” Amounts