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EQ and 8 problem-solving benefits
'There is no separation of mind and emotions; emotions, thinking, and learning are all linked.' – Eric Jensen Let's slay the elephant in...
hbsingh
May 5, 20232 min read
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Empathy - a quick read
‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb in his skin and walk around in...
hbsingh
Apr 28, 20234 min read
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Self-control and marshmallows
“The best fighter is never angry.” – Lao Tzu Last week we discussed the importance of emotional self-awareness. The obvious challenge to...
hbsingh
Apr 20, 20234 min read
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Self-awareness and classifying emotions
“Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing.” – ...
hbsingh
Apr 13, 20233 min read
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The problem with suppressing emotions
“When you react, you let others control you. When you respond, you are in control.” - Bohdi Sanders Welcome to blog #56. Today's post is...
hbsingh
Mar 30, 20234 min read
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Emotions - what are they?
Welcome to blog #55 where we go deeper into what emotions really are. I believe, emotions are the missing link between intuition, bias...
hbsingh
Mar 24, 20234 min read
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Emotional Intelligence - 10 reasons you should care
“There is no separation of mind and emotions; emotions, thinking, and learning are all linked.” — Eric Jensen Improving my emotional...
hbsingh
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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From Decision to action
"Ideas without action are worthless." Harvey Mackay Today's Blog (#52) is about making the transition from decision-making to acting. The...
hbsingh
Mar 3, 20233 min read
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How to avoid FOBO
Today's Blog (#51) is how to make a good choice when confronted by lots of appealing and sensible options. We often think about having...
hbsingh
Feb 24, 20234 min read
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8 reflections from 50 decision blogs
“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.” – Napoleon Bonaparte Blog 50 - Woohoo! This journey...
hbsingh
Feb 17, 20234 min read
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Getting bias out of decisions
“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” - Robertson Davies Today's Blog (#49) is about avoiding bias. I believe that...
hbsingh
Feb 10, 20234 min read
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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
Today's Blog (#48) is about the misuse of statistics - a subject close to my heart. Misuse happens in getting data, crunching data and...
hbsingh
Feb 3, 20234 min read
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Context dear boy!
"Context is everything" - Alvin Gouldner Today's short Blog (#47) is about context and is a part of the information gathering part of...
hbsingh
Jan 26, 20234 min read
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Gathering good information
“The only source of knowledge is experience” - Albert Einstein Blog 46 starts on how people can gather good information. Last week we...
hbsingh
Jan 20, 20234 min read
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Why I rarely read news
“Just as modern man consumes both too many calories and calories of no nutritional value, information workers eat data both in excess and...
hbsingh
Jan 13, 20235 min read
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Which Big Decision?
"Decision is a sharp knife that cuts clean and straight; indecision, a dull one that hacks and tears and leaves ragged edges behind it."...
hbsingh
Jan 6, 20235 min read
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2022 - Key insights
This is my final post of 2022 (#43). Thank you for joining me so far on the journey highlighting decision-making and the brain. 'What...
hbsingh
Dec 10, 20223 min read
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What should we cover in 2023?
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln (we know he gets the credit...
hbsingh
Nov 26, 20222 min read
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Group dynamics - 4 things you need to know
"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit" - Harry S. Truman Thank you for joining me for another...
hbsingh
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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3 tips for leading group discussions
"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled they will say: we did it ourselves" - Lao...
hbsingh
Nov 4, 20224 min read
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