What makes a successful Prime Minister?
Last Sunday I had the pleasure of lunching with the former British Treasurer, Norman Lamont. During the meal, he revealed that the current British Prime Minister, David Cameron, was his former speechwriter. Naturally we asked what Lamont thought of Cameron. His reply was interesting. He said, “A British reporter recently asked me the same question on TV. I told him that David was very bright, very articulate and very keen to become Prime Minister. On the other hand even though we worked togeth.....
Read MoreThe Emotional Intelligence of Labor’s Leaders
It is over for now but we have just been witnessing an epic battle for the leadership between Gillard and Rudd. Given the performances under incredible stress it makes compelling viewing for those interested in the emotional makeup of these two people. Last week I had the pleasure of hearing senior political journalist Niki Savva speak at the Sydney Institute. In her talk she said people made three mistakes when they considered the temperament of politicians: People underestimate the d.....
Read MoreWho has the Higher EQ Gillard or Abbott?
Some of you may be aware that we Australians are in the middle of an election. The current Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, was only appointed six weeks ago after leading a coup d'etat against Kevin Rudd. The Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott was elected by his party six months ago by one vote. One of my favourite books about politics is The Political Brain by Drew Westen. The book's subheading is How we make up our minds without using our heads and Westen argues convincingly that it is the p.....
Read MoreJulia Gillard’s Fatal Flaw
In the mid-1970s and in my early 30s I had the good fortune to be appointed a divisional general manager of a major Australian multinational. Along with the position, I was given a mentor, an experienced director in his late 60s. He quickly sized up both my temperament and my youth and gave me the following advice. “Most managers make the same mistake as most generals, they think they have only two options: to attack or retreat. However successful managers, like successful generals, know ther.....
Read MoreChris Golis - Author
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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:
- Great presentation. Very informative.
- Excellent presentation.
- made me think.
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