Chinese Go prodigy Ke Jie just shared a remarkable lesson: Sometimes you win, even when you think you lost. It was billed as a battle of human intelligence versus artificial intelligence, man versus machine. The machine won. Just over a month ago, a Google computer program named AlphaGo competed against 19-year-old Chinese prodigy Ke Jie, the top-ranked player of what is
Beyond our biological makeup, it may seem like the leaders of today have nothing in common with cavemen. But, in reality, emotional intelligence has been a key aspect of mankind ever since there were more than two people on earth. Hundreds of years ago, the workplace looked a little different. Instead of sitting behind a
Usefulness and Application of Emotional Intelligence in Developing Leaders and Impacting Organization’s Financial Performance The corporate world has long recognized that the greatest and most effective leaders offer more than traditional intelligence, relevant experience and good business acumen. Many employee engagement surveys, such as Gallup’s and Sirota’s, have shown that bad managers are the major
In a bygone era, the boss held all the knowledge. That’s what made him the Boss. He knew things you didn’t know and therefore he had power over you. That era is no more. Anyone with a smartphone can Google more information about any subject than any boss could ever know. We propose there are
"Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Don't fall victim to what I call the 'ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome'. You must be willing to fire." Boone Pickens Several studies indicate that most successful CEO's make decisions intuitively. Why? Because it is impossible to get all the facts. And when you
Put these techniques to work, and make emotions work for you, instead of against you. Emotional intelligence is your ability to identify emotions (in both themselves and others), to recognize the powerful effects of those emotions, and to use that information to inform and guide behavior. Put more simply, it's the ability to make emotions work for