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Below you’ll find the latest research on leaders, teams, and organizations, and you’ll often see the ideas applied through the lens of an outdoor learning environment.
Check out these resources for leaders to improve their emotional intelligence!
Sometimes we think of emotions as a nice to have. In reality they can dramatically increase or decrease performance.
It’s rare to find a team where everyone clearly knows the mission, understands their part in it, and enjoys going to meetings, but Dr. Vanessa Druskat, a leading researcher in team emotional intelligence, says that is the bar for an OK team. Where does your team stack up?
Overcoming fear is not so simple. Sometimes fear paralyzes us needlessly, and other times it's an alarm for us to take action.
As guides and leaders at Cairn Leadership, we have been lost once or twice. It turns out most people are actually a little lost most of the time. The good news? Experts offer great advice on how to get home after losing your way in the wilderness, and their advice applies to strategic leadership as well.
