Flexing Your Leadership Style Using Emotional Intelligence

A leader’s ability to successfully flex between leadership styles is rooted in emotional intelligence. When you understand the connection between emotional intelligence and contextual leadership, you can pause in the moment to evaluate which leadership style is needed to reframe the situation and find the best solution.

75 Stories – David Hafner, Program Coordinator for Custom Development Solutions

This year marks our 75th Anniversary. To celebrate, we’re publishing 75 stories about members of our community. David Hafner joined the team at the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development in November 2019 as a program coordinator for custom development solutions.

Time to Think: The Importance of Introspection in Leadership

When leaders lead by crisis management, often a root cause is a lack of introspection – an absence of personal and strategic think time. This includes time to think about the future, time to plan, and time to consider what is most important. One way that executives can explore this phenomenon is by reviewing their calendar. When do they think? Do they have time, their most precious commodity, blocked on their calendar for introspection?