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Tough Times Demand Resilient Leaders - Eileen McDargh CSP CPAE
The stock market gyrates with unpredictable and heartburning results. Icons of solid companies become straw figures before balance sheets. Children are abducted from their front yards and networks of terrorists spiral throughout the world. Religious...
Waffle House and the Work At Home "Anti-Guru" - Cathy Bryant
Let's start with the second part of the article title - who, or what, is the "anti-guru?" Well, the WHO would be me, of course. The WHAT could be defined as any individual who does not claim to have all the answers on a particular subject. Hence,...
Billboard Benefits - Mart Gil Abareta
Billboards have become an important part of business marketing. It has turned out to be an effective means of advertising a company’s products and services. It has also been widely used by television networks and movie producers in the promotion of...
Fundamentals of Selling A Business - Negotiating and Closing the Deal - Jim Brown
Fundamentals of Selling A Business - Negotiating and Closing the Deal Prior to negotiating the deal, you must establish clear and achievable goals. Ten practical tips for successful negotiations are as follows: Focus on goals. Do not expect to...
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EQ at the Office
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Written By:
Susan Dunn, Coach
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Please feel free to distribute or reprint this article, keeping the bio line intact.
Emotional intelligence means knowing how to get along. Playing too hard at the office is just as bad as refusing to play at all, studies show. Office politics is here to stay and how you play can influence your success, satisfaction, and performance at work. So read on.
Two of the most common tactics used in office politics are attacking or blaming others, and withholding (information, resources, supplies). The next most popular politial tactic is impression management. Impression management means dressing or grooming for success, and also drawing attention to your own success and influence, and taking credit for others' accomplishments. Over half the managers asked to name political tactics mention these three.
How people play the political game depends upon need, style, personal - continued below ...
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values, ethics, and temperament, but there's one thing to keep in mind, say management professors Bob Kreitner and Angelo Kinicki. People like people who aren't too different from everyone else, i.e., people they can understand. It's the folks at either end of the spectrum -- too extreme one way or the another -- who have trouble in offices. People who are either strictly non-political or people who are highly political generally find there's a price to pay for "aberrant" behavior.
Emotional intelligence means knowing how to play the office politics games; how to manage yourself, your emotions and those of other people. Developing a high EQ will get you ahead!
About the Author
Susan Dunn is personal and professional development coach specializing in emotional intelligence (EQ). You can visit her on the web at: http://www.susandunn.cc.
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THE “SEVEN Cs”: PARTNERSHIP DANGER SIGNS - The 5th C: Control Issues - Dorene Lehavi
A series of articles exploring the seven critical areas that can indicate a partnership is in trouble. The 5th C: Control Issues When control is in the picture it is a lose/lose proposition. First, it is an illusion that anyone can control a...
Better Decisions: Balancing Efficiency & Buy-In - Andrea Corney
A big source of managerial churn is lack of clarity around the decision process. The biggest source of confusion is the Team Decision. Does this mean that the boss wants lots of input and discussion before deciding or does it mean that a decision...
How to Provide Exceptional Value - Steve Brunkhorst
By Steve Brunkhorst http://www.AchieveEzine.com The primary objective of a business is to get and keep customers. Growing a profitable business requires providing exemplary customer service and products or services of exceptional value. In the...
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