Week of 12/07/2008 - 00:00 to 12/13/2008 - 23:59

For many, work/life balance is out of balance.  In fact, you may think this concept is a myth.  Our electronic “ball and chain” makes it easy for work to spill over into our life with ease.  I know of senior level people that participate in conference calls and send email at their kid’s little league game.  The space between work and life is disappearing.  With that said...

Recently I wrote a blog post on emotional intelligence, calling it "IQ's step brother".  Recent research indicates that this is the single most important skill of a successful leader.  Maybe I should have called it the "older, wiser, richer brother"...

Variety is the spice of life, and that variety comes in many forms.  One form is people.  We are all similar in design, yet, we are all unique.  As a leader/manager, you deal with all types of people, and dealing with them in the same way is not the most effective way to get their very best effort.
 
Recently I wrote about Myers-Briggs and how that behavioral profiling tool can help in knowing and working with the individuals on your team.  Now it’s time for the DISC profile.  DISC is an acronym for: