Stephen B. Carman
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C.S. Lewis, Dallas Willard, Miroslav Volf, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eugene
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READ JAN 2026 Nice collection of emotional intelligence (EI) articles geared to leaders. Many of these were first Harvard Business Review Articles, and can be retrieved individually. |
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Read (audio) DEC 2025 Nice follow-up to Goleman's original Emotional Intelligence (EI) (1995) and Goleman, Boyatzis and McKee's Primal Leadership (2004). If EI was about self-awareness, I felt like this was about situational or relational awareness. N ...more |
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READ DEC 2025 (audio) Excellent addition to the "humble series" from the Schein's. The culture of d0 and tell has a profound influence on how we approach others. The impact on curiosity and feedback is more significant that we realize. The need to kee ...more |
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Read (audio) DEC 2025 Foundational piece that describes the relationship between intelligence (IQ) and emotion (EQ) and how often emotion can overpower rational thought in our behavior choices. Areas to consider are the relationship between nature and ...more |
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“the most compelling business presentations are a form of strategic storytelling leading listeners down a controlled path.”
― Strategic Storytelling: How to Create Persuasive Business Presentations
― Strategic Storytelling: How to Create Persuasive Business Presentations
“As a leader, you don’t earn any points for failing in a noble cause. You don’t get credit for being “right” as you bring the organization to a halt. Your success is measured by your ability to actually take the people where they need to go. But you can do that only if the people first buy into you as a leader.”
― The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
― The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You


































