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Reading emotions
Imagine that you are sitting down to holiday dinner at which a number of friends and family have gathered. The host, Micaela is young, a bit nervous, rushing about trying to please the guests. Timidly she offers a plate of … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Manipulation
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When Emotional Intelligence is a liability
One of the four major branches of emotional intelligence (according to John D. Mayer and Peter Salovey) is the ability to reflectively regulate or manage emotions. This applies to managing your own emotions rather than those of other people. According … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional intelligence, intelligence, Leadership, Psychology
Tagged Dana Joseph, Daniel Newman, John D. Mayer, Peter Salovey
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Pinning down emotional intelligence
If you do any research on testing for Emotional Intelligence, you are likely to run into a couple of names repeatedly. One is Howard Gardner who came up with the idea that there are several types or modalities of intelligence. … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional intelligence, Standardized testing
Tagged Howard Gardner, John D. Mayer, Peter Salovey
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How to be less confident
Search on Google for information on how to be less confident, and over 90% of the hits will actually be explaining ways to increase your confidence. This does have its perks. According to research from Washington University overconfident managers are more likely … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, intelligence, Leadership, Self confidence
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Multiplying like rabbits
Have you been a the position in which someone purported to be knowledgeable, or even an expert in an area gave you instructions that were impossible to follow once you got into the details… huge chunks of the process were … Continue reading
Posted in Group psychology, intelligence, Leadership, Self confidence, Self-awareness
Tagged over confidence, self-deception, status
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What does being agreeable have to do with over-confidence?
Did you ever wonder how researchers determine levels of confidence? Typically this research is perform using a population of college students volunteer to take part in psychological tests (sometimes a requirement for a psychology course). To measure confidence, students take … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health, Psychology, Self confidence
Tagged extroversion, Five factor analysis, Motivation
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Confidence is appreciated more from the distance
One of the traits of leaders that make people want to follow them is that they exude confidence. They seem sure of themselves as if they know their way around and have a plan for where they are going. One … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Manipulation, Optimism and Pessimism
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Who is being transformed?
Transformational leadership is a theory based on leaders with a set of skills that inspire followers (typically employees) to value their contribution and therefore work harder. It seems like the perfect answer to increasingly competitive nature of business in a … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Manipulation
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Charisma and confrontation
People of high charisma are not immune to personal attacks. When there is severe criticism or antagonism leveled at them, they may call on their skill to change the desires of their followers to match their own. Often the critical … Continue reading
How to inspire others
Ask the average Joe on the street what makes a good leader and a frequent answer will be high confidence. But that is only part of the equation. Charismatic leaders must show solidarity with the people in order to win … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Manipulation, Persuasion
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