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Trekking In Tucson

Blog: Author: Joy Kosta | Source: HCI | 3 days ago

As a northeasterner longing for spring every March, when I go to HCI’s Summit in Arizona I get an early treat of desert spring flowers. And I take a photo standing next the biggest saguaro I can find (they live as long as 200 years, grow over fifty feet tall and weigh more than ten tons). This year, with our Summit in Tucson, I’m looking forward to trekking 5-10 miles of trail in Tucson’s Mountain Park. That is, when I can pull myself away from the conversation with HCI’ers coming from “the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters” (no stretch! HCI members are coming from Washington to Louisiana, from Nevada to North Carolina, and from Massachusetts to Florida, and nearly all the states in between). Of course with concurrent afternoon sessions, I may miss meeting some HCI’ers, so “Plan B” will be to gather around the tallest saguaro within an easy trek of the hotel… I’ll send up a smoke signal (now I am blowing smoke!).  So on a serious note, especially for you wanna-be’s (as in, "wanna be there but are not")... more »

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The Ethical (and Emotionally Intelligent) Leader

Blog: Author: Joy Kosta | Source: HCI | February 23, 2010

As usual HCI Community Leader blogs share what we're reading, especially when a webcast topic "was no more than a gleam in our eye," meaning, how a collection of articles, discussions, and ideas gave birth to webcasts coming up. So here's the convergence of ideas on leadership this week. The emotionally intelligent leader is value-driven and has effective interactions with talent at all levels; they’re out there. Just ask Alex Brigham who is presenting Ethics as Business Advantage Mar 4 (rebroadcast through Mar 8) and Steven Stein who is presenting How EI Competencies Lift the Bottom Line Mar 11 (rebroadcast through Mar 15).

Especially when the going gets tough, people fall back on their values. Demonstrating genuine relationships with talent and leading by example is high on engagement metrics; and being a model of values and encouraging talent to represent the company’s values is also good business.  more »

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Leadership Music to My Ears

Blog: Author: Joy Kosta | Source: HCI | February 15, 2010

Ever thought about how practices in one part of your life might apply to another? I found myself doing that on a long drive home this past weekend from a music and dance festival. No “hands free” calls while driving, just time to think (see Joshua Ehrlich’s blog on the value of Unload Your Brain). OK, you’re with me on that one, but you’re probably wondering what music and dance have to do with developing leadership effectiveness?
In the world of learning we trainers love mnemonic devices (something familiar that makes it easier to remember something new). Here are a few tips about being a leader (that I first learned in dancing) that also apply to leadership in the workplace... more »

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