I’m kind of a geek when it comes to studies of the human brain. I find the research fascinating and love applying it to my career and life. One of my favorite books on the topic is Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman. In it he shares new knowledge from the emerging field of social neuroscience. [...]

I just had a birthday, which always makes me reflective. It was a great one, for sure—an incredibly warm day, enjoying the river from my deck with loved ones—everything was perfect. That’s the kind of day we all wish we could have more of, so here’s the wake-up call: we can. We need to make [...]

I just returned from a few days in Phoenix—always good to clear some of that Oregon rust out of my system in the warm desert sun. Of course I got in a few rounds of golf, but my main reason for going was to attend the Kolbe Re-certification Program. This is something I do every [...]

This past week I was surfing the net looking for new interesting research pertaining to bosses, employee satisfaction and happiness.  I found just what I was looking for in a recent article in the Harvard Business Review,  written by  Daniel Golman and Richard Boyatzis, pioneers in the field of emotional intelligence.   The article titled, Social Intelligence [...]

Most employees generally end up in one of these three categories. If you are fortunate to have some engaged team members (and we’re not talking diamonds, here!), then you can still help them to blossom even more. Plus, if you empower them to do so, they can play an active role in motivating the rest [...]