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Difficult partners and angry babies have a lot in common – some EQ tips

By Sean Larkan on Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Law Firms, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Frames, Legal Profession, Management, People Strategy, Personal effectiveness

What to do and what not to do with difficult partners was the subject of two recent posts (Leadership Frame #8 & #9). Coincidentally I came across a recent article from Travis Bradberry at Talent Smart (the EQ/emotional intelligence people) and he offered some more tips from an EQ perspective which I thought would be… Continue Reading

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) – Leadership Frame #1

By Sean Larkan on Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Leaders, Leadership, Management

Leadership Frame #1 – Emotional Intelligence (‘EQ’) In an earlier post I signaled posting  on Leadership Frames – key techniques and skills for successful leaders – simple yet effective – this is the first of the series. Leaders should understand the importance of EQ. It determines leadership success and top performers are high in EQ…. Continue Reading

Leadership Frames – essential skills and styles for leadership

By Sean Larkan on Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Frames, Legal Profession, Management, Strategy, Vision

Leadership Frames – essential skills, techniques, processes, understandings, thinking and behavioral styles for leadership. I intend to deal with 25 to 30 of these frames over future blog posts, the first, on Emotional Intelligence, starts today. Many leaders ‘wing it’. They rely on their innate ability and don’t develop their leadership skills and learn key skills and… Continue Reading

8 leadership tips for legal leaders from business leader

By Sean Larkan on Posted in Business Leader, Change, Emotional Intelligence, Humility, Leadership, Management, Trust & Respect, Vision

I talked on leadership tips and frames at a keynote at the annual Boss of the Year Awards Convention in South Africa in August 2011. Brand Pretorius, recently retired former head of Toyota and McCarthy Motor Holdings in South Africa and a recognized ’captain of industry’, also delivered a keynote drawing on his extensive leadership experience, with some… Continue Reading