What mental illness do you associate with creativity?
One of the more famous quotes by Aristotle is “No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.” Thus while there is a stereotype that mental distress is an almost inevitable part of being highly creative the reverse is also true. If a person is mentally ill. he or she will be creative. The question is there any substance to this idea, or have we been misled – by biographers drawn to artists with colourful and chaotic lives, and the conceits of cultural movements l.....
Read MoreWhat Is The Secret Of Success In Life?
Here is the first Practical Emotional Intelligence Blog for 2018. In September 2017 this blog appeared: Lets Dial Down The Hype About Grit New Paper Finds No Association With Creative Achievement. The blog began by quoting Angela Duckworth who in 2007 originated the trait of “Grit” describing it as passion for a topic and perseverance in the face of difficulties. Grit was promoted as the recipe for achievement as you can see in this video of a Duckworth TED Talk. However recently.....
Read MoreWhy the Stones survived longer that the Beatles
I have just finished listening to the MOOC series Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence by Richard Boyatzis. While I did not agree with everything he said the course contained a number of interesting videos and papers. One of the more interesting topics he analysed was the difference between two teams: The Beatles and the Rolling Stones and the importance of shared vision. As someone who raged at some great parties in the 1960s to both groups this was an example that truly resonate.....
Read MoreBook Review of The Founder’s Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup by Noam Wasserman
This is a must read for anyone in the entrepreneurial/venture capital space. Just occasionally you read a book that you wish you had read 25 years ago. I worked in the entrepreneurial/venture capital sector 1984-2007 and I so wish I had read this book in 1984. Unfortunately it was not published until 2012 so it was not possible but if you are (budding) entrepreneur, potential start-up hire, angel investor or venture capitalist you should really read this book. This is the first book tha.....
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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:
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- made me think.
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