by Abraham Whaley | Feb 4, 2013 | Day-to-Day Operations, Leadership
I would like you to think about a great boss or mentor you had sometime in your career. What made them great? When I ask this question to seminar participants or during an executive coaching session I get responses such as “Gives me excellent ongoing...
by Abraham Whaley | Oct 2, 2012 | A Career in Practice Management, General, Human Resources, Leadership
Many years ago at my first management job, I cried while firing an employee. It was the first time I had ever fired someone, and this employee was an older woman whose part-time job was being eliminated. She comforted me, patting my arm and offering me a Kleenex....
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 5, 2010 | A Career in Practice Management, Human Resources, Leadership
In the book “Primal Leadership ”“ Realizing The Power Of Emotional Intelligence”, the authors Goleman, Boyatzis, and McKee discuss the importance of both personal competence (how we manage ourselves), and social competence (how we manage relationships), relative to...
