How To Become A CEO How to become a CEO. The research is in. A 10 year study of 2,600 CEOs and 17,000 assessments and the results will probably surprise you. There were four things the majority of CEOs did…
What Is Self-Actualization? Self-Actualization: I still remember hearing those two words put together. It was in Psych 101 when the professor mentioned Abraham Maslow. Maslow is now famous for his theory of Hierarchy of Needs. This can be a very…
What Is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional Intelligence is an old idea but how does it affect the workplace? Emotional Intelligence (EI) defined: A simple definition is the art and science of managing one’s emotional and social functioning. EI functions may be displayed…
What Can Life Coaching Do For Me? The International Coach Federation (ICF) answers, “What is Professional Coaching?” as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential, which is particularly important…
What Is A Life Coach? What follows is a typical conversation in response to the opening question, “What is a Life Coach?” A Typical Conversation New Friend, we’ll call him Joe: “So Creed, what do you do for a living?”…
How To Be A Good Salesman It is hard to find a more successful salesman and sales manager than Wayne Lewandowski. Wayne was a client that I spent many a Monday morning 6 AM meeting talking about how he was…
Want an abundant life? Wide is the path that leads to destruction. Narrow is the path that leads to life. When I lived in Missouri I did my share of hunting; birds (quail and pheasant), rabbits, turkey and deer. Hunting…
First I must say, as I listened and read the story of Joseph in Genesis 37 thru 50 this morning I was deeply touched. Here we find many admirable leadership qualities of a man but more importantly we find a…
Recently I had the privilege of introducing a well known Christian professor and author who generally works in the area of Organizational Development. The focus of his next book is emotional intelligence (EI), which should be published in the next few months. I dismissed…
Emotional Intelligence: Stress Management Appropriate levels of stress management show up in the form of recognition of a stressor and choice in terms of how to manage it. Inappropriate levels are evidenced by the flight or fight response. Now we…
Self-Expression: Unexpressed Emotions Never Die Self-expression reflects the ability to understand one’s feelings and thoughts; and, how to communicate them appropriately. This composite of emotional intelligence is made up of the following three elements: Emotional Expression: knows one’s emotions and…
Wrath – easily irritated, lacking sweetness, have little patience to wait. You may know this better as anger or frustration or impatience. Do you seek the truth? Or, do you always want to be right? Do you have a control…