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Awesome news......

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Article posted by Dr. Travis Bradberry via LinkedIn

Exceptional Employees Have Emotional Intelligence


A recent international study surveyed more than 500 business leaders and asked them what sets great employees apart. The researchers wanted to know why some people are more successful than others at work, and the answers were surprising; leaders chose “personality” as the leading reason.
Notably, 78% of leaders said personality sets great employees apart, more than cultural fit (53%) and even an employee’s skills (39%).

“We should take care not to make the intellect our God; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.” –Albert Einstein
The problem is, when leaders say ‘personality’ they don’t understand what they’re referring to. Personality consists of a stable set of preferences and tendencies through which we approach the world. Being introverted or extroverted is an example of an important personality trait.
Personality traits form at an early age and are fixed by early adulthood. Many important things about you change over the course of your lifetime, but your personality isn’t one of them.
Personality is distinct from intellect (or IQ). The two don’t occur together in any meaningful way. Personality is also distinct from emotional intelligence (or EQ), and this is where the study, and most leaders for that matter, have misinterpreted the term.


The qualities that leaders in the study called personality were actually emotional intelligence skills. And unlike your personality, which is set in stone, you can change and improve your EQ.
Exceptional employees don’t possess God-given personality traits; they rely on simple, everyday EQ skills that anyone can incorporate into their repertoire.
Leaders don’t need to go searching for these skills either (though it doesn’t hurt when you find them); their duty is to help everyone on their team harness these skills to become exceptional.
Just consider some of the EQ skills that leaders and managers commonly mislabel as personality characteristics. These are the skills that set exceptional employees apart.

They’re willing to delay gratification. One thing an exceptional employee never says is, “That’s not in my job description.” Exceptional employees work outside the boundaries of job descriptions. They’re neither intimidated nor entitled; instead of expecting recognition or compensation to come first, they forge ahead in their work, confident that they’ll be rewarded later but unconcerned if they’re not.

They can tolerate conflict. While exceptional employees don’t seek conflict, they don’t run away from it either. They’re able to maintain their composure while presenting their positions calmly and logically. They’re able to withstand personal attacks in pursuit of the greater goal and never use that tactic themselves.

They focus. Student pilots are often told, “When things start going wrong, don’t forget to fly the plane.” Plane crashes have resulted from pilots concentrating so hard on identifying the problem that they flew the plane into the ground. Eastern Airlines Flight 401 is just one example: The flight crew was so concerned about the landing gear being down that they didn’t realize they were losing altitude until it was too late, despite alarms going off in the cockpit. Exceptional employees understand the principle of “Just fly the plane.” They don’t get distracted by cranky customers, interoffice squabbles, or switch to a different brand of coffee. They can differentiate between real problems and background noise; therefore, they stay focused on what matters.

They’re judiciously courageous. Exceptional employees are willing to speak up when others are not, whether it’s to ask a difficult (or “embarrassingly” simple) question or to challenge an executive decision. However, that’s balanced with common sense and timing. They think before they speak and wisely choose the best time and place to do so.

They’re in control of their egos. Exceptional employees have egos. While that’s part of what drives them, they never give their egos more weight than what is deserved. They’re willing to admit when they’re wrong and willing to do things someone else’s way, whether it’s because the other way is better or it’s important to maintain team harmony.

They’re never satisfied. Exceptional employees have unparalleled convictions that things can always be better—and they’re right. No one is ever done growing, and there is no such thing as “good enough” when it comes to personal improvement. No matter how well things are going, exceptional employees are driven to improve, without forgetting to give themselves a healthy pat on the back.

They recognize when things are broken and fix them. Whether it’s a sticky desk drawer or an inefficient, wasteful process affecting the cash flow of the entire department, exceptional employees don’t walk past problems. “Oh, it’s been that way forever,” simply isn’t in their vocabulary. They see problems as issues to be fixed immediately; it’s that simple.

They’re accountable. If you’re a manager trying to decipher a bungled report, “It’s not my fault” is the most irritating phrase in the English language. Exceptional employees are accountable. They own their work, their decisions, and all of their results—good or bad. They bring their mistakes to management’s attention rather than hoping no one will find out. They understand that managers aren’t out to assign blame; they’re out to get things done.

They’re marketable. “Marketable” can mean many things. Inside the organization, it means “likeable.” Exceptional employees are well liked by co-workers. They have integrity and leadership skills (even if they’re not in an official leadership position) that people respond to. Externally, it means they can be trusted to represent the brand well. Managers know they can send these employees out to meet with clients and prospects without worrying about what they’ll say or do.

They neutralize toxic people. Dealing with difficult people is frustrating and exhausting for most. Exceptional employees control their interactions with toxic people by keeping their feelings in check. When they need to confront a toxic person, they approach the situation rationally. They identify their own emotions and don’t allow anger or frustration to fuel the chaos. They also consider the difficult person’s standpoint and are able to find solutions and common ground. Even when things completely derail, emotionally intelligent people are able to take the toxic person with a grain of salt to avoid letting him or her bring them down.

Bringing It All Together
Take notice of what’s not mentioned: coding skills, years of experience, business degrees, etc. These things matter, but they won’t make you exceptional.

What other qualities make people exceptional? Please share your thoughts........

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on the state of the nation warned that ''the economy was at risk of sliding into recession in 2016, adding that the implementation of the Treasury Single Account( TSA) might affect the country’s economic growth".
Can somebody please remind Mr Emefiele that he's the CBN Governor....Why talk like a Politician or an Investment Banker? This is more reason why an ecomonist is better off as the CBN Governor against an Investment Banker. Even me as a Accountant can not make such statement. Below are my argument against the Governor's statement.
1. The economy is already on recess and I don't see how the TSA can add more to the problems on ground.
2. TSA objective is to block revenue leakages around Government MDA's and ensure revenue collected are properly accounted for, especially at this point where crude oil price as falling below 50$ per barrel as against the 53$ per barrel budget benchmark.
3. Also TSA will ensure FG moves away from the traditional Zero budgeting system to a more realistic performance budget through monitoring and budgeting control of revenue and expenditure.
4. Why should commercial banks rely on government revenue (leakages) for there own growth? This is not the global practise

Space Booked!



Make I go back go check where my sch dey for the list

*Modified*
OP! U smoking weeds ni? Whtz Auchi poly doing up der ahead of the Great Yaba College of Technology?

Space booked!

My bleeping skills!

Anybody serving in Ikot Ekpene in the house?

Sup fellow corpers!
Good to be back after a long timeout....I knw I've missed a lot but all the same good to be back

Mzflexydeeva: some corpers dey flex ooo

I agree!

Mzflexydeeva: managing or being a manager?

As a corper it's all about management!

Mzflexydeeva: I see......am great! u?

Managing!

Mzflexydeeva: hi hi.....welcome on board. akwa ibom I see.....tell me is it true d girls dere run after u guys

Not really...but it's a norm for them to run after there state guyz not we corpers except corpers that run after them!
Hope ur gud?

Morning all.....am new here!
I'm a Corp member currently serving in Ikot Ekpene (Akwa Ibom).

Landed in Akwa Ibom!

Samguine: Wedding fever sef no reach wetin I dey see for here . Common guys, it is just a year NYSC. Let us all just breathe and calm down. God will surely watch over us. For those berating their school for late pasting of the list, know that whether your school likes it or not, you would be in your camps by Tuesday next week. So let us all chill, congratulate those that have seen theirs, commensurate with those that have been posted to volatile states ( God will surely keep them ). NYSC is not then end, it is a means to this.

If you believe all is well, when you this, just reply with the smiley emoticon (Let's see some 32 )

You're correct brother....

YabaTech pasted! Waiting to hear my

honeydear: I just saw mine..... Osun state

My dream came to pass

Congrat....why feel sad?

zerray: cutiepie01

Hey Zerray.....anyody posted to ABJ on this thread that u knw?

zerray: they hv pasted urs nah ryt?

Nop!......Still waiting
Hopefully today sha

zerray: are u expecting today? what school again?

YabaTech

zerray: no none frm.my end. whatsup

Waiting for inform from my school as well......

Sup Zerray.....any update?

And the tension has started building up............Baba God No fall your boy hand ooooooo

Morning all..........

zerray: dnt knw why im not so freaked about this service.

Same with me......Sometimes I just wish am done with the whole slavery thing

zerray:
i pity for people that will serve in lag
stream 2,no allowance,most will teach
because the space would hv be filled up in companies where signorolamy i hv gist for you

Hi Zerray.......I'm always here!