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White Paper: EQ and Organizational Performance at Amadori
Amadori is one of the leading companies in the Italian agro-food sector, and Six Seconds worked with them on a 3-year-study to strengthen the people leadership skills of its management team. This white paper outlines the results.
Posted November 12, 2018 by in Business
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How to Give Effective Feedback: From ‘I’ to ‘We’
Josh Freedman dives into the nuances of giving feedback more effectively. It’s a simple shift in tone and pronoun that shifts the focus from one of blame to one of collaboration.
Posted October 28, 2018 by in Business
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The Coaching Process for Leaders
It’s hard to learn leadership skills in a classroom. Josh Freedman and Marilynn Jorgensen discuss the power of coaching to help leaders break through and develop top notch leadership skills on the job.
Posted September 10, 2018 by in Business
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Patagonia’s Trek to Wild Places in Leadership
Dr. Paul Stillman sat down with Vincent Stanley, Director of Patagonia Philosophy at the outdoor apparel company, to talk about how the company’s commitment to its original mission and values has helped it grow to nearly $1 billion in sales annually.
Posted June 25, 2018 by in Business
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The Office and Intrinsic Motivation
This clip from The Office shows how Michael and Jim became co-managers. A funny look at leadership and engaging intrinsic motivation.
Posted April 29, 2018 by in Business , Life
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The Hidden Possibilities of Embracing Emotions
Leaving emotions “out of it” is, really, a myth. Emotions are enmeshed in our brains, even in the rational centers. What are the possibilities if organizational management were to embrace the emotional components, and have the tools to deal with those feelings in a positive way?
Posted April 9, 2018 by in Business
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The Outdated Management Rulebook – and How to Move Past It
Josh Freedman and Max Ghini discuss how most organizations seem to operating and organizing themselves based on a rulebook from the 1950s. Is a new rulebook necessary to succeed in today’s world?
Posted March 26, 2018 by in Business
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What Makes a Vital Leader?
Six Seconds contributor Carlos Aldan talks about the two components of an exceptional leader. What do you think is an indispensable characteristic of a standout leader?
Posted March 20, 2018 by in Business
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How Leaders Help People Change
In this article from Harvard Business Review, the authors looked at a dataset of 2,852 direct reports of 559 leaders, and came up with 7 suggestions on how to be a leader who enables change. Not surprisingly, emotional intelligence is essential for all of them!
Posted September 13, 2016 by in Business
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Leadership and Demonstrating Strong EQ
In this short video, executives from Adobe talk about the relationship between leadership and demonstrating strong EQ.
Posted July 17, 2016 by in Business
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Vital Team Workshop
This presentation workshop introduces teams to Six Seconds’ Vital Signs Model. It breaks down the importance of trust and engagement for team performance, and shows you a model for how to get there.
Posted June 26, 2016 by in Life
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Video: A Boss Versus A Leader
This short animated video explores the difference between bosses and leaders. It makes some really good, thought-provoking distinctions.
Posted March 16, 2016 by in Business
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