Emotional Intelligence According to Northouse (2017), emotional intelligence is the interplay between our emotions and cognitive processes, meaning an individual’s ability to understand emotions (Northouse, 2017: p. 28). Since humans are emotional creatures, it is crucial for a leader to express emotions, and use emotions in thinking, leading, and acting. Leaders must manage not only …
Upon reading this text about transformational leadership, Abraham Lincoln came to mind as a former leader that exhibited transformational leadership. Lincoln came to presidency in 1860 before the outbreak the American Civil War. Amidst the moral and constitution turmoil, Lincoln was able to lead America out of the War and played a pivotal role in …
Light from Many Lamps Arnold Bennett Arnold Bennett brilliantly encapsulates the value of each and every 24-hour gift that we receive daily, and how it is up to us to determine what we spend our time on. Bennett beautifully reminds us that, “You wake up in the morning, and lo! Your purse is magically filled …
In Matt’s blog post, he reflected on the work by Linda Elder, and Richard Paul (2012) titled The Thinker’s Guide to Analytical Guide. The book discusses the importance and value of reasonable people making good decisions while following an “intellectual standard” or process (Elder et al. 2012: p.8). The authors argue that having a system …
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Georgeena found an interesting article on critical thinking that relates to wisdom and integrity. She defined critical thinking then drew links to Northouse’s core traits of leadership including self-confidence, intelligence, determination, integrity, and sociability (Northouse, 2017: p.23-25). Northouse’s leadership traits are significantly interconnected with wisdom, excellence, and integrity. Undoubtedly, acquiring the ability to make quality …
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Dizzybutterfly reflected on the profound insights of John Burroughs in his writing, “The Secret of Happiness is Something to Do” (Watson, 1951: p. 3). The basic premise that the book conveys is that the spark of life exists when our hearts are on fire lit by our passions. Passion is the engine that spurs our …
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Matt eloquently articulated Wolfe’s conclusion on happiness whereby true happiness is found through serving something greater than oneself. The premise is that people should shift to an outward focus rather than an inward focus. Wolfe argues that this is how one discovers true peace and happiness. I like how Matt drew the connection between self-awareness …
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Critical thinking entails analyzing, reasoning, conceptualizing, investigating, and evaluating an argument to bring an individual closest to the truth of the matter (Feldman, 2009: p.10). Critical thinking requires an individual to be neutral and radically open-minded to new ideas and perspectives. Open-mindedness recognizes and respects that others may see things differently and may have a …
I chose to read the short story about the philosopher Seneca called “True happiness is to rest satisfied with what we have” (Watson, 1951: p.8). This story has a simple message that we all need to be reminded of: being grateful leads to true happiness. Considering it is thanksgiving weekend, this story was very timely …
I found that the personal assessments were very insightful into my leadership skills. I do believe that they align with my self-conception of myself because I see myself as being a futuristic, conceptual person. In addition, I believe that I have developed social judgment skills because I naturally socially adapt to a situation by taking …
