Success is always in context
Reading the grey between the black and white is essential in senior positions.
Entries by smcfarland@zone3creative.com
The Importance of Self-Awareness
It’s important to know your world views, emotional temperament or EQ, personality traits and intrinsic capabilities.
Should you consider implementing Jeff Bezos’ senior level meeting structure?
Is it easier to evaluate a decision by reading a 6-page narrative rather than reviewing a PPT?
How Senior Level Meetings Shape Culture and People
It’s important that executives understand how much large-group meetings shape culture and people.
The Power of a Negative Moment
Brain research says that we are five times more likely to remember a negative interaction than a positive one.
The Limitations of Commando Leadership
No one can push themselves or others without dealing with the consequences of the toll it takes
EQ AND IQ – the Winning Formula
No one can make it without great critical thinking skills. The real differentiator, though, is strong EQ.
Confidence Taken Too Far
Success is always in context and one has to freshly observe the current reality, the new client or employee, the new market conditions.
Creating Healthy Conflict in your Organization
One of the great organizational challenges is creating open debate which is an essential ingredient to think beyond the current reality.
Leadership Edge – the insatiable appetite for increasing knowledge and perspective
Great leaders balance confidence and conviction with a zeal to learn and a willingness to revisit and reconsider.