I read an article on CIO.com that got me riled up. The article, Relationships: CIOs are People Who Need People, talks about how important it is for CIOs to build…
A common question I have been getting at my presentations on emotional intelligence is "how do I assess my own emotional intelligence?" Are you curious about your own emotional intelligence…
As the second installment of working with difficult people, I'd like to examine some of the profiles of difficult people from Stanley Bing's very entertaining book Crazy Bosses. True to…
My seven year old son recently walked into my home office and said, "Dad, you're pretty smart". The kid is obviously a genius and a great judge of character. Turns…
I spent some time exploring the new Career Framework Initiative from PMI. The framework is intended to provide project managers, program managers, and portfolio managers with a career path or…
An article on CNET describes technology invented by Nissan to keep drunk drivers from being able to start and drive their cars, thereby keeping them off the road. It got…
My friend John Kennedy was kind enough to pass along an article from CIO magazine called Soft Skills for CIOs and Aspiring CIOs: Four Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence. …
I was recently reminded of the ongoing friction between IT and business professionals in many organizations. I say friction but others may call it a tug of war or a…
I read an interesting post by Guy Kawasaki about using LinkedIn technology and good old fashioned networking to check out the emotional intelligence of a prospective manager. What a smart…
As project managers, a big part of our job is developing those that work for us. I have been thinking a lot about that topic lately and have explored it…