Category Archives: Emotional Intelligence
Ego and Essence – A love story
In the beginning there was Essence. Essence floated in warmth and protection, her needs being met immediately and without effort. Essence was one with all that she knew. Then something happened. Essence was separated. There were delays between wanting and … Continue reading
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Tagged #Emotional intelligence, #EQ, #self development
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Dialogue versus debate
A colleague of mine posted the following after listening to my most recent podcast: While there is a difference between debate and dialogue in many cultures, in other cultures it is more blurred. Three examples will suffice. The Dutch are … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Groupdynamics, Organization Development
Tagged Communication, Culture Change, Leadership
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A T-group participant’s experience in their own words
Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Lewin, T-Groups
Tagged #LEWIN, OD, Organization Development, T-Groups
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In Defense of Defensiveness
An excerpt from Spiritualty and Emotional Intelligence, 2021, by Gilmore Crosby …Defensiveness has been so demonized in the modern corporation that most people put a lot of effortinto trying to pretend they are not feeling or being defensive, and “You’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Leadership
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Diversity without Dogma – Quotes leading into the book
As part of an upcoming podcast, I just revisited…and continue learning from…the quotes leading into my latest book, Diversity without Dogma: “The burden of being black and the burden of being white is so heavy thatit is rare in our … Continue reading
The Interpersonal Gap – A podcast
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Tagged Leadership, OD, Organization Development
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Micro-managing
I just wrote this on LinkedIn as a response to a post that stated, “A micro-manager is someone you pay to watch your top talent walk away.” My response: Allow me to charge this windmill. It’s easy, fun, and popular … Continue reading
Chapter One from my new book, Diversity Without Dogma
Chapter One: A Framework for DEI Education and Action FIGURE 1.1A framework for DEI education and action. Here is an explanation of the framework in a nutshell: People are teaching about diversity, equity, and inclusion without any clarity about how … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Democracy, Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Lewin, Racism, T-Groups
Tagged #DEI, #LEWIN
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From Conflict to Collaboration – A true T-group story
Be the change you wish to see in the world. —Mahatma Gandhi The T-Group based workshop has just begun. The 24 participants and the 3 faculty members have introduced themselves, and the CEO (who is himself participating) has briefly explained … Continue reading
OD Soup a la Crosby
An OD student recently asked about favorite OD models on a social media site. Here, with a pinch of pepper, is my reply: I appreciate Edwin Friedman for putting leadership into a systems perspective. It’s not a visual model. It’s … Continue reading
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