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When Mario got to his desk he slammed his bag on the chair and bashed the spacebar to wake up his computer.
His boss, Dale, came over to see what was up. Mario explained the car accident, how the jerk sped up to cut him off, and how much yelling there was when they traded insurance info.
Dale...
“This is ridiculous!” Yelled the man at the end of the meeting table.
His outburst silenced the room. His colleague suggested we take a fifteen minute break. As we walked out, my colleague smirked.
About two hours earlier, on the drive to the client’s office, my colleague was...
What is it about famous stories like Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, or The Lion King? What makes them stand the test of time? How can people of all generations watch these stories and all enjoy them?
Because these are stories of self awareness.
How many people feel as though they're just...
Have you ever closed your eyes in a meeting?
Like in a 1-on-1, was the other person talking, and you just shut your eyes? Them thinking you might be nodding off or bored with what they’re saying? I bet that was uncomfortable for them.
Some people, like myself, close their eyes to get a...
To help remember the four categories of cognitive readiness, we use ACES. This is not only a good way to remember but a good way to understand as one category feeds into the next particularly well, in this order. The E and third category is Emotional Intelligence.
Emotional intelligence, EQ,...
Has your significant other ever complained? I’ll wait. You may have to really think about that. Is it so infrequent that you forgot the last time they did or you didn’t even notice?
Enough sarcasm, it happens all the time, right?
How does it usually go? After you two talked and...
Defining empathy can be confusing. How many different definitions of empathy have you heard or seen? ‘Putting yourself in another person’s shoes’ is one you might have heard a lot. I have, but can you really put yourself in another person’s situation?
Ultimately, what does...
