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Yale is planning to test MBAs on how well they deal with emotions. The goal: to build better leaders
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It was only a matter of time. My hope is that down the road the leaders of our coporations and financial institutions will be able to balance head and heart and make decisions that take into consideration the common good and social-interest not just their self-interest of how big will my bonus be. Delete the scoop?
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In recent years, we have started to better understand the neural bases of states like happiness, gratitude, resilience, love, compassion, and so forth.
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Great article that delves into the best neuroscience on happiness. These are the instructions that the Founding Fathers forgot to attach as an addendum to the Declaration of Independence ... the pursuit of happiness instructions 
Larry Glover's curator insight,
April 5, 2:30 PM
An excellent resource artilce covering dimensions of Happiness and neuroplasticity. Videos presentations as well. 
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April 6, 2:41 PM
The brain, as neuroscientists are discovering, is an extremely malleable organism. Knowing that is critical to living and being in this world. What influences our brains good and not so good? Delete the scoop?
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As part of our continuing series "On the Road," Steve Hartman reports on an incredible act of sportsmanship and kindness that brought a mother to tears. Watc...
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Can having compassion and allowing it to guide your actions make a difference? This is a great example of the fusion of Thinking - Feeling and Acting and how it can make a difference. Delete the scoop?
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Scientists are finding that wearing a smile brings certain benefits, like slowing down the heart and reducing stress.The work follows research that established that the act of smiling can make you feel happier.
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I'm sure you know the saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Well maybe if you smile and eat an apple the chances of "keeing the doctor away" is even greater. Delete the scoop?
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The conventional view that extroverts make the finest salespeople and leaders is so accepted that we’ve overlooked one teensy flaw: There’s almost no evidence it’s actually true.
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Helpful research. I've struggled with the ideas and concepts of Intro and extroverts and there relationship to career and job "fit" and achieivement. This helps to shed light on it. It also has implication for focusing on emotional inteligence rather than on personality or personal preference profiles. 
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January 28, 2:54 PM
This research into whether introverts or extraverts make the best sales people shows that agility to do both is most effective. Probably a good combination of listening and talking. Delete the scoop?
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One of the most popular Dilbert comic strips in the cartoon’s history begins with Dilbert’s boss relaying senior leadership’s explanation for the company’s low profits.
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I just finished work with two management teams that I coach where we focused on emotional intelligence and how it can enhance their relationships and effectivness. This article hightlights and supports the importance and relevence of EQ in leadership. 
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January 2, 5:16 AM
Part of developing yourself is honest self-analysis, and being able to develop others requires effective leadership skills. Have a read through these leadership attributes and do an honest self-assessment of where you sit and what your needs might be. Then, we challenge you to do something about it. We in the L&D area can help, so get in contact if you've identified a gap. Delete the scoop?
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December 12, 2012 1:48 AM
Choose your attitude and your results will follow! Delete the scoop?
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We cause ourselves stress when we believe we have the power to create tomorrow exactly as we visualize it. Here are 4 ways to challenge the controlling instinct. Delete the scoop?
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Turning the inner eye outward activates the brain area responsible for empathy and improves our ability to read the facial expressions of others. Delete the scoop?
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Webinar: The Neuroeconomics of Trust How the "Moral Molecule" drives business results Join Paul Zak, a pioneering scientist who's work captures the unique intersection of neurology and business, in an important webinar about the most valuable... Delete the scoop?
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TED Talks Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Delete the scoop?
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Stories work for leaders as a successful communication technique for several reasons. Storytelling translates dry and abstract numbers into compelling pictures of a leader’s goals. Stories convey emotion effectively, and emotion united with a strong idea is persuasive. We remember what we feel and our emotions inspire us to take action. Charts can leave listeners bemused; documents remain unread and dialogue is just too laborious and slow. Although good business cases are developed through the use of numbers, when faced with the task of persuading others to get enthusiastic about a major change, storytelling is the only thing that works. Stories are memorable: research claims that we are up to 22 times more likely to remember a story than a set of disconnected facts. Via Gregg Morris, David Hain, Roy Sheneman, PhD Delete the scoop?
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Hilary Kolman considers herself a happy person, but who wouldn’t like to be happier? So when she learned that her employer, media agency MEC, was going to offer a small number of employees slots in a workshop on happiness, she wanted in.
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It's amazing and disappointing to think that people need to be taught to be happy or happier! What are organizations doing and what purpose does it serve to have a climate where employees don't experience joy and happiness. I believe that the happiness index of an organization is directly related to the happiness of it's leaders. Delete the scoop?
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Research news from leading universities
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This research is concerning, "Other than fear, words about emotions have steadily decreased in books throughout the last century, say researchers." And it makes one reflect on the impact this may be having on the current mood in our country. It is also concerning to think that one of the gifts humans have is to be abe to feel, but we need language to help us communicate our emotions. I wonder how this might affect our emotional intelligence and to use this critical intelligence to help us navigate a very complicated world. Delete the scoop?
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In “Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan,” Francesca Gino, an associate professor at Harvard Business School, explores a range of fascinating subjects, including how emotions influence decisions and the... Via Sandeep Gautam
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It is so simple yet so powerful and so under used. Nothing like receiving and giving an authentic expression of gratitide to make someone's day. And if we committed to giving just one sincere thank you eac day for 365 days the difference we could make in the world. 
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March 21, 8:58 AM
Thanks for this post. It made a difference in my day, Thank You
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March 21, 9:01 PM
Gratitude, appreciation, encouragement, love, etc...these qualities bring authentic engagement to our lives. Delete the scoop?
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According to new research, empathy is a habit we can cultivate to improve the quality of our own lives. But what is empathy? And how can you expand your own empathetic potential?
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I enjoyed this article on empathy, particularly the examples they provided on how to develop and expand our empathic capacity. Empathy has always been a distingusihing aspect and quality of human beings and it appears that at this moment in our history our empathy may just be the factor that keeps the planet from reaching a tipping point. Delete the scoop?
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Danielle DiPirro is the author of Stay Positive: Daily Reminders from Positively Present “I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one that is closed by belief.” – Trial lawyer Gerry Spence, as quoted by Danielle DiPirro (Dani), of PositivelyPresent.com... Via Wise Leader™
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Emotional Intelligence is the key requirement to stay out of judgement and to being opened minded. Delete the scoop?
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We can learn a lot from the way Sherlock Holmes trains his mind.
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Excellent article that highlights research and practical applications to deal with what the author calls the plague of modern exsistence: multitasking. Delete the scoop?
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“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.” -Herman Melville Connection.
“empathy,” the simple innate ability to “know what it’s like,” to actually understand. But what is it really? How does it work, and where does it come from?
The biological basis for empathy lies, like all emotions, in the brain. It might be more appropriate to substitute “synaptic” in lieu of “sympathetic” in Melville’s aforementioned quote, as empathy goes all the way down to the molecular level, generated by special brain cells nicknamed mirror neurons. These neurons were originally referred to as “monkey see, monkey do” neurons after their discovery by a team of researchers at the University of Parma, Italy.
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"The faster and shorter is better mindset is taking its toll and the consequences could be tragic. People are running red lights and stop signs to gain a few seconds advantage. Our consumption of fast food is creating an epidemic of obesity and other health problems. High blood pressure and cholesterol are by-products of the food we eat and the “I don’t have a second to spare” approach to life." Delete the scoop?
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Some of the largest companies have come to grief because of problems with internal communication. Via Nicolas André, The Strategist Group, David Hain Delete the scoop?
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Opinions can be valuable when they are put to good use—such as the opinion that we’d rather make our loved ones feel better, not worse. Delete the scoop?
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Whitney Kropp, the teen thrust into the spotlight after her peers nominated her for homecoming court as a prank, attends coronation... Delete the scoop?
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I was spellbound. Here I was not reading a book about teams, but listening to the wisdom of a team who had lived it day in and day out. This experience occurred during a recent workshop on workplace... Delete the scoop?
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