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Mark Craemer

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Mark Craemer is a leadership coach and organization development consultant. His company Craemer Consulting focuses on improving workplace communication and developing leaders in organizations both large and small. Since 2007, he’s built a reputation for raising leadership capacity in people in a variety of roles and industries based on the belief that everyone can demonstrate greater competency by embracing who they are with what they do. This means leveraging their strengths and confronting their opportunities for continual growth.

He is the author of "Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace." Mark also writes fiction and two of the stories in his latest book "I Remember Clifford and Other Stories" were previously published in small literar ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 62 ratings · 10 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace: How to Use EQ to Build Strong Relationships and Thrive in Your Career 3.94 avg rating — 51 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace: How to Use EQ to Build Strong Relationships and Thrive in Your Career 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Remember Clifford and Other Stories 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Pursue Purpose Ahead of Happiness

In the early part of my work life, I chased success by seeking opportunities that provided prestigious job titles and extrinsic financial rewards. I felt my happiness was contingent on them. With each promotion and salary increase, however, I found the happiness I derived from them fleeting.

As my career evolved and took several turns, I began to focus more intrinsically on my personal relationship

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What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures

by Malcolm Gladwell

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Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results

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