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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Feb 3, 2020
Book Review: The Self-Evolved Leader
“The Self-Evolved Leader was written to take you on a journey, from making the critical shift in perspective needed to break the cycle of...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jan 6, 2020
Steve Jobs Had Moderately Low Emotional Intelligence
I thought this might be an interesting case study. I’ve come across many articles where writers (both lay and scholars) have stated that...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Dec 25, 2019
People with Secure High Self-Esteem Don’t Need or Seek External Validation
The older I get, the more reflective and observant I become. It might be because I’m older and a bit wiser, but I think it’s more about...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Oct 31, 2019
Pygmalion Effect – A Leader’s Attitude and Expectation Set the Tone
[Note: This post was updated July 2024 for freshness & clarity.] In the book, Extreme Ownership, Leif Babin (a U.S. Navy SEAL officer who...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Sep 8, 2019
Book Review – Compass: Your Guide For Leadership Development And Coaching
[From CCL’s description of the book]:An essential book on leadership development and coaching, Compass is the go-to reference to help...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 25, 2019
How to Manage Better by Matching Leadership Style to Development Level
“Oversupervising or undersupervising—that is, giving people too much or too little direction—has a negative impact on people’s...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jun 26, 2019
Overplanning Is No Substitute For Getting Sh*t Done
Overplanning is defined as planning excessively or in more detail than is necessary. No Amount of Planning Can Ever Replace Just Getting...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
May 22, 2019
Fully Engaged – When Great Days at Work Feel Like MAGIC
According to DecisionWise (2018), “Employee engagement is an emotional state where we feel passionate, energetic, and committed to our...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Dec 3, 2018
Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help
“Layoffs are mostly bad for companies, harmful for the economy, and devastating for employees.” -Newsweek (2010) In December 2017, I...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Nov 11, 2018
The Three S’s (See, Surround, Set) to Overcoming Failure
SEE: See mistakes as learning opportunities and see yourself not as a victim One of my former college students shared this: “I have...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Oct 23, 2018
Book Review: Applied Psychology in Talent Management (8th ed.) by Wayne Cascio and Herman Aguinis
NOTE: I am reviewing this I/O psychology textbook from a reader’s perspective (i.e., the student’s/learner’s point of view) and not from...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Sep 2, 2018
An “Action Bias” Can Be Counterproductive
In a Wall Street Journal article, Staats (2018) writes, “we have an action bias: We would rather be seen doing something than doing...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Aug 14, 2018
Self-Actualization: Realizing Your Potential
“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’” -John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) When I read...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jul 31, 2018
Self-Regard: Warts & All
I’ve been thinking a lot about emotional intelligence and the Bar-On Model of Emotional-Social Intelligence. According to the Bar-On...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
May 1, 2018
Why Organizations Need More Star Followers and Less Yes People
Many of us miss a key point about the importance of followership. Indeed, most people hold a negative view of followership (Kelley,...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Apr 8, 2018
GROW Coaching Model: The Fascinating Backstory
One of the most popular coaching models in the world is the G.R.O.W. Model (Whitmore, 2017). GROW is one of the earliest (perhaps even...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Mar 20, 2018
The G.R.O.W. Model In Business Coaching – Simple, Concise, and Powerful
Business coaching is enhancing a client’s (person in a business) awareness and behavior in order to achieve business objectives for both...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Jan 7, 2018
Workplace Friendships: The Benefits and Challenges
Workplace Friendships: The Benefits When you work in close proximity to other people in an organization, it’s inevitable that friendships...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Dec 1, 2017
Book Review: Awaken, Align, Accelerate by MDA Leadership
Awaken, Align, Accelerate (2011) is a leadership development and coaching guide from MDA Leadership Consulting. The book harnesses “the...
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Steve Nguyen, PhD
Nov 5, 2017
Conversation Killers: Interrupt/Monopolize, Minimize/Discount, Oppose/Argue, and Not Pay Attention
There are four types of people who destroy and neutralize a conversation dead in its track. These types can be distinct but often I find...
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