Author Archives: Tim Link

Last week, I wrote about the role of emotions in decision-making. This post will further elaborate how to increase your emotional intelligence. This involves becoming more aware of your emotions and moods, your physical state, as well as surrounding social systems and group dynamics.

“Our decision-making capacities are not simply ‘wired in,’ following some evolutionary design. Choosing wisely is a learned skill, which, like any other skill, can be improved with experience.” ~ Reid Hastie and Robyn M. Dawes, Rational Choice in an Uncertain World: The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making (SAGE Publications, 2009)

In last week’s blog post, I encouraged you to ask rather than tell. But what kinds of questions are effective at simultaneously empowering and challenging the members of your team?