by Mary Pat Knight | Dec 10, 2019 | Emotional Intelligence in Business, Employee Development, Leadership Communication
What baggage are you carrying forward from the beginning of the year that was left unaddressed during the year? It’s a hard question to ponder and to face, yet crucial if you are to enter a new decade with a clear plan for completion. There is nothing more... by Mary Pat Knight | Jul 10, 2019 | Emotional Intelligence in Business, Employee Development, Leaders Inspired, Leadership Communication, Personal Accountability, Uncategorized
You think you are a good listener. You mostly are not. All kinds of human things get in the way of listening in a whole-hearted way. They could be perceptions of time, your need to reply, a desire to fix the situation, disinterest, or any other array of... by Mary Pat Knight | Jul 11, 2017 | Business Transformation, Employee Development, Ezine, grow business, Leaders Inspired, Leadership Communication, Monthly Ezine, Personal Accountability
“Bad leaders care about who is right. Good leaders care about what is right.”- Simon Sinek Per the Gallup Organization, 75% of workers who leave jobs do so because of poor relationships with their boss (aka – manager). Assumption. Everyone reading this is... by Mary Pat Knight | Mar 3, 2015 | Business Transformation, Emotional Intelligence in Business, Employee Development, get clients, grow business, Leaders Inspired, Leadership Communication, Personal Accountability
Here’s a good one from the client question vault: How do you react to an individual who won’t accept or receive your feedback? There is nothing more frustrating than a person who greets your well-intended feedback with defensiveness, rebuff or denial. True feedback,... by Mary Pat Knight | Sep 9, 2014 | Business Transformation, Emotional Intelligence in Business, Employee Development, Leadership Communication
For more than 150 years, Gay Head Light has stood high atop the cliffs of Martha’s Vineyard, its guiding light sweeping out to sea. Battered by storms, almost hidden by fog, threatened with erosion, the lighthouse is stalwart in its beacon of hope. Those lost in the... by Mary Pat Knight | Jul 1, 2014 | Business Transformation, Emotional Intelligence in Business, Employee Development
Everything begins with the brain. The brain engaged with the heart is a powerful thing. The heart/brain can sometimes get disengaged with stress or the need for an immediate outcome. You rely on your past experience or future-forgiveness to get through. Without a...
