Browsing: Emotional Intelligence

If you’re in a senior management or leadership role, there’s one thing you can do that sets all kinds of positive wheels in motion. But there’s a problem. Most people in leadership roles don’t want to do it. What is this powerful but oft-avoided task? Spend a day each month or so working in the front lines of your organization.

An excellent workplace usually employs people who are professional, proactive, productive, proficient and profitable. I happen to believe that if people want to be considered pros in their workplace, they should strive to be all these things.

Bottom line, if someone ever asks you what it means to be a leader, I hope you’ll skip over the paper-thin dictionary definition and talk about taking initiative, planning and prioritizing.