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Behavioural Self Control - A Crucial Leadership Trait

Great leaders are also excellent managers.

Good managers can effectively manage, direct, govern, and control anything they are entrusted to manage - even their own emotional responses and subsequent behaviour.

Emotion makes us human. In our previous article, we mentioned how emotion is a gift in...

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Managing the Response to Your Emotions

Are you in control of how you navigate your emotions or are your emotions controlling you?

"Emotion" refers to the physiological states which are then characterised as feelings.

Emotion in itself is a beautiful gift.

Emotion is what makes a person appreciate a movie or a book.

Emotion makes a...

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Personal Power: The Superpower of An Exceptional Leader

"The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority." —Kenneth Blanchard.


To be an effective and exceptional leader— in both the good times and the bad — one must master the art of influence.

Influence, by definition, is the capacity to sway others' behaviour in...

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Taking Back Control at the Helm of Your Life

Do you often avoid confrontations with people, even if it is the best way to get a problem resolved?

Do you often have difficulty speaking truth to power? 

Do you hesitate to try new things?

Do you often feel anxious when faced with uncertainties and/or difficulties? 

Do you often avoid...

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Are You Aware That You are Unaware?

A major stumbling block to effective leadership is a lack of awareness.

So, let me ask you. Are you aware of how you come across your team members?

Although your self-worth should not be dependent on other's opinion of you, knowing yourself and how you come across to others is critical in...

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Why Am I Feeling This Way?

Bill has been a top performer in his workplace for the past two years. However, for about a year now, things have changed for him.

Bill feels like he is on a plateau, and he cannot determine why.

He does not know what he wants anymore and feels like he is just going through the motions.

Bill...

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Why Emotional Intelligent Leaders Are Needed Now More Than Ever

"Everything rises and falls on leadership…”

Dr. John Maxwell could not have said it better. Indeed, the success or failure of any team or organisation is directly related to its level of leadership.

With the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in this already volatile,...

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Defining an Emotionally Intelligent Team

 

Social and Emotional Intelligence can be defined by the 26 competencies that it’s made up of. Likewise, a team is defined by the sum of its parts. So, if the parts aren’t shaped up the way it’s supposed to be, then it just won’t be as effective as it could be.

That...

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