June 10, 2016
Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. As many of you know, each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays, I pull some of my favorites together here on my blog.
This week you’ll read articles on the importance of becoming a better listener, emotional intelligence, work-life integration, communication, and engagement. These articles will provide you with tips, strategies and thought-starters from many of the smart folks in my network. So whether you’re a new leader or an industry veteran there’ll be something here for you.
- 37 Quotes to Become a Better Listener
By Skip Prichard (@skipprichard), Skip Prichard
“ “Listen up,” she said in a voice that was obviously coming from a strong mother, “You had your choice.”…”
- 7 Reasons Why Emotional Intelligence Is One Of The Fastest-Growing Job Skills
By Harvey Deutschendorf (@theeiguy), Fast Company & Inc
“Here's why hiring managers say they often value emotional intelligence more highly than IQ…”
- Research Reveals the Importance of Work-Life Integration
By Adi Gaskell (@adigaskell), The Horizons Tracker
“Technology has increasingly blurred the boundaries between our work and social lives, which has rendered work-life balance a constant topic for conversation…”
- #PeopleSkills Smarts: Communicate or Become Irrelevant
By Kate Nasser (@KateNassar), Smart SenseAbilities Blog
“When we communicate poorly or not enough, the result is not a simple blip of trouble. It creates a void — a vacuum — that fills with trouble and problems…”
- The Six Types of Engagement
Daniel Weinzveg (@danielweinzveg on @ThinDifference), Thin Difference
“Whether I am talking to clients, workshop participants or the lady next to me on the plane, I keep hearing similar refrains, “How do I engage … team, donors, colleagues, clients, volunteers, employees, etc.?!” But the problem with this new buzzword (engagement) is that it means different things to different people…”
What were some of the top leadership articles you read this week?
- David Grossman
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