My First Lesson in Empathy Came When I Was Studying History at School
On one of my blog feeds this interesting blog appeared: Why Do We Overestimate The Importance Of The Country We Live In? The blog describes how people in various countries dramatically overestimated the contribution of their own country to world history ranging from the British saying 55% to the Swiss at 11% citing several studies. The blog then described a recent study at Ohio State using fictitious countries that came up with same result and tried to explain why. National narcissism.....
Read MoreIs This the Secret to Leadership?
Recently BBC.com published this interesting article on leadership - Is this the secret of smart leadership? The article argues that humility is the secret the leadership by first quoting Socrates and his famous observation that the wisest people are the first to admit how little they really know. Good to Great by Jim Collins makes a similar point: the CEOs of great companies are Level 5 leaders. They are humble, but driven to do what's best for the company. I must confess that when I read.....
Read MoreReview of Red Flags How to Spot Frenemies, Underminers, and Toxic People in Your Life by Wendy L Patrick
I wrote my first blog on corporate psychopaths in early 2012: How do you recognise a corporate psychopath? Part 1. My ability to recognise corporate psychopaths stems from my knowledge of the 7MTF/Humm model of people profiling which is one of the few systems that incorporates psychopathic behaviour. My experience with psychopaths is limited having worked for several and fired by one. This book takes the opposite approach. The author, Wendy Patrick, uses her decades of personal expertise .....
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence and The Last Dance
[caption id="attachment_1681" align="alignnone" width="300"] Jun 1991: Series MVP and guard Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls hugs the championship trophy while surrounded by his father and wife after the Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one in the series at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood. [/caption] Over the next two nights I, along with 100 million other people, will be watching the final two episodes of The Last Dance, the brilliant new series available on Netfl.....
Read MoreChris Golis - Author
"Put in a sales perspective, I loved your presentation! I got a lot from what you talked about and I will read your book."
Peter Morris, Executive Officer, Lomax Financial Group
Your presentation on 'Lifting your Level of Emotional Intelligence" to 10 CEOs scored an average 8.9 out of 10 for the topic and 8.5 for the presentation which is great. A couple of the attendees gave you a 10 out of 10, and the comments were:
- Great presentation. Very informative.
- Excellent presentation.
- made me think.
Christi Spring CEO Institute. - web www.ceo.com.au.