Category: Routing & Switching

It has been said that the differences among the people are what make this country great. In business circles, it is leadership that brings out greatness. Emotional intelligence has proven an essential characteristic for bridging the gaps that exist in the belief systems, work ethics, and behavioral approaches taken by the diverse workforces found in American businesses today. Emotional intelligence centers on self-awareness and the ability to read and influence the emotions of others so that the end-goal remains the focus of the team, regardless of challenge. In an effort to see how emotional intelligence impacts leadership, let’s use recent political data to examine the new employee landscape.

Brain scientists have determined that the brain has four functional quadrants that play different roles in our personality. While we are meant to use all four quadrants and develop communication between these functions, we have found through our work with leaders over the last four decades that most leaders are only using a quarter to a half of their brain’s potential. Imagine the positive impact on your organizational results if your leaders were accessing all four quadrants of the brain.

Many events take place during the summer Olympic Games, which happened in London during the late summer of 2012. Even the most casual observer of the competition would notice the intense effort involved, particularly in the team-oriented events such as track and field. Critical to the success of the relay race is the passing of the baton, in which the racer for a specific leg of the race finishes their segment and transfers ownership of the race to the next participant of their team. The world of information technology is experiencing this exact type of shift as it moves from the familiar comfort of IP Version 4 into the “brave, new world” of IP Version 6.