Category Archives: Emotional Intelligence

What Truly Makes A Champion?

Posted in Book Reviews, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership by Morag Barrett on April 30, 2013 | No comments

In Matthew Syed’s book, Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice, he takes a look at what forces need to come together to make a champion. It may seem counter intuitive but Syed argues that natural talent in a successful person is actually of pretty low importance. This...

Ally or Adversary?

Posted in Communication, Cultivating Winning Relationships, Emotional Intelligence, High Performing Teams, Leadership, Trust by Eric Spencer on March 18, 2013 | No comments

skye associates cultivating winning relationships

I observed a leadership development event facilitated by Morag, the CEO of Skye Associates, and witnessed a true dichotomous moment. The group had been discussing the concepts within Morag’s upcoming book, Cultivating Winning Relationships and the importance of teamwork and collaboration to success. The group had explored the concepts of...

Who has most influenced you and your career?

Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Mentoring by Morag Barrett on February 12, 2013 | No comments

It was an interesting “out-of-body moment” – the mentoring group was discussing my question, “Who are the three people who have most influenced you and your career? What characteristics did they display that make them a “top three”? I was keeping myself busy and started to think about who would...

Trust Your Gut

Posted in Communication, Emotional Intelligence, High Performing Teams, Leadership by Morag Barrett on February 5, 2013 | No comments

I recently read a blog by Lakshmi Balachandra titled, “Should You Eat While You Negotiate?” http://bit.ly/XpcFJN The gist of the blog centered around testing whether business dealings done over a meal improved the outcome of that deal. The author conducted a few experiments. One experiment compared negotiations that took place...