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2016 Performance Pointers
Have You Ever Wondered? EQ FAQ (July 2016)
The Art of Listening So People Will Talk (June 2016)
Three Reasons to Control Your Mouth (May 2016)
The Five Best Interview Questions Ever (April 2016)
Four Things Highly Self-Aware People Do (Mar 2016)
Using EQ to Unlock Performance Problems (Jan 2016)

2015 Performance Pointers
21 Quotes to Inspire Your Holiday and Your LIfe (Dec 2015)
Three Career Skills Boomers are Better at than Millennials (Nov 2015)
The Victim Virus (Oct 2015)
The Curse of Being Competent (Sep 2015)
Is Your Confidence Contagious (enough)? (Jul/Aug 2015)
What Emotionally intelligent Leaders Know They CAN'T Delegate (June 2015)
Thanks For Being a Star Performer, Now I Will Ignore You (May 2015)
Open Minds, Endless Opportunities (Apr 2015)
Forget Everything You've Learned About Feedback (Mar 2015)
Losing the Keepers and Keeping the Losers (Feb 2015)
Are You Part of the 8% Club? (Jan 2015)

2014 Performance Pointers
Are You a Credible Leader? (Nov 2014)
Don't Let Employees Get Too Comfy (Oct 2014)
To Coach or Not to Coach? A Guide to Decide (Sept 2014)
The Perils of a Feedback Free Culture (August 2014)
Confrontation? No Problem! The Secret to Straight Talk (July 2014)
Confidence or Arrogance? (June 2014)
Leader as Middle Man (March 2014)

2013 Performance Pointers
Losing Touch with the Frontline Experience (Dec 2013)
Underestimating How Much You're Being Watched (Nov 2013)
Being Blind to Your Downstream Impact (Sept 2013)
The Risks of Not Letting Go of Control (Aug 2013)
Surrounding Yourself With More of You (July 2013)
Do Technical Skills Trump Leadership Skills? (May 2013)
It's Hard to Breathe in a Feedback Vacuum (Apr 2013)
Using EQ to Avoid Ego Traps (Feb 2013)
How to Use Your EQ with a Boss Who Has None (Jan 2013)

2012 Performance Pointers
The Emotionally Intelligent Team (Nov 2012)
Onboarding Yourself Using EQ (Sept 2012)
Hallmarks of a Hi Po (June 2012)
EQ Does Not Equal Pushover (Apr 2012)
The Victim Virus (Mar 2012)
Too Much of a Good Thing? (Feb 2012)

2011 Performance Pointers
Are You a Generous Leader? (November 2011)
Three Tips to Raise Your EQ (September 2011)
Powerful Performance Booster: Mindfulness (Aug 2011)
Choosing Optimism (July 2011)
Feedback After Failure (June 2011)
Man Up (May 2011)
Increasing Flexibility (April 2011)
Delegating for Development (March 2011)
Intentions vs. Behaviors (Feb 2011)

2010 Performance Pointers
The Art of Listening So People Will Talk (Nov 2010)
EQ or Ego? It's Your Choice (Oct 2010)
That Elusive Engagement (Sept 2010)
The Five Best Interview Questions Ever (Aug 2010)
Coachability – The “It” Competency (June 2010)
Leadership Development - No Budget? No Problem (May 2010)
Is Coaching The Answer? (Apr 2010)
I Call It Like I See It (Feb 2010)
Things Better Left Unsaid (Jan 2010)

2009 Performance Pointers
The Top Reasons Training Fails (Nov 2009)
Congratulations, you are a star! Now I will ignore you...(Oct 2009)
The Emotionally Intelligent Team (Sept 2009)
Paradox of Letting Go (Aug 2009)
Leader as Follower (July 2009)
Culture (June 2009)
Leadership and Accountability (Apr 2009)
The Great Divide: Our Inter-generational Workplace (March 2009)
Conflict Management Strategies (Feb 2009)
Optimizing Development Plans (Jan 2009)

2008 Performance Pointers
The ROI Rabbit Hole (Feb 2008)
Creating New Habits (Dec 2008)
Talent Management FAQ (Nov 2008)
Feeling The Heat (Oct 2008)
TM: What's The Point? (Sept 2008)
The Courageous Leader, Cautious Team Paradox (Aug 2008)
Smart Hiring (July 2008)
Coaching EQ (June 2008)
Achieving Team Goals (May 2008)
Anatomy of a High Performance Team (Apr 2008)
A Bad Case of Indecision (Mar 2008)
What is Engagement? (Jan 2008)

2007 Performance Pointers
Conquering Conflict (Dec 2007)
Are you coachable? (Nov 2007)
Building Leaders (Oct 2007)
Mastering The Secrets of Straight Talk (Sept 2007)
Leadership Litmus Test - Straight Talk (Aug 2007)
From Victim to Victor (July 2007)
The Victim Virus (June 2007)
Losing the Keepers and Keeping the Losers (May 2007)
The Truth About Lies (Apr 2007)
The Case of the Cursed Position (Mar 2007)
Orientation v. Onboarding (Feb 2007)
Taking Stock: Leadership Credibility (Jan 2007)

2006 Performance Pointers
Motivation Matching (Dec 2006)
The Art of Listening So that People Will Talk (Nov 2006)
Leadership and Delegation (Oct 2006)
Putting Emotional Intelligence to Work (Sept 2006)
Interviewing and Selection: The Invisible Cost (Aug 2006)
Are You Listening? (June 2006)
The Trust Thing (May 2006)
A Meeting of Minds (and Emotions) (Apr 2006)
Hiring Fit-ness (Mar 2006)
Feedback Without Tears (Feb 2006)
Information Sharing Network (Jan 2006)

2005 Performance Pointers
EQ and EGO (Oct 2005)
Defining Emotional Intelligence (Sept 2005)
In-Placement (Aug 2005)
Coaching: Stretching (July 2005)
Coaching: Feedback (June 2005)
Coaching: Observation (May 2005)
Coaching: Preparation (May 2005)
Interviewing: Checking References (Apr 2005)
Learning to Delegate (Apr 2005)
Exploring Emotional Intelligence (Mar 2005)
Coaching: A 4-Step Technique (Mar 2005)

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