Tim Sanders, the chief solutions officer of US internet giant Yahoo spoke at the Yorkshire International Business Convention early in 2004. He urged Yorkshire's business chiefs to become "knowledge-sharing leaders."
"Through faith, employers create a virtuous circle. There's nothing more destructive than the vicious cycle of not trusting employees. The vicious cycle can destroy your business," said Mr Sanders, who went on to give a string of real-life examples of how some of the biggest and best corporate executives used a management system based on "compassion, network and knowledge."
"Empathy is one of the greatest management skills you can build. If you lived your life right then later you can look back on it and enjoy it a second time."
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He's also got a book called "The Likeability Factor: How to Boost Your L Factor and Achieve Your Life's Dreams."
In a five-minute interview with MSNBC's Tucker Carlson, Sanders calls being likeable as being emotionally intelligent:
"Actually, the idea here is you learn how to be emotionally intelligent. When I say someone is likable, all I mean is they have this consistency in their ability to produce positive experiences for other people, emotionally. I am just saying that people can work on their emotional intelligence. That will result in them being more likable. "
Read the quick interview.
Interesting guy, this Sanders fellow.
Read an interview with him about his take on love inside the business world. No, no. Not the office-romance-type of love in the business world, but rather Sanders defines it as:
"the intelligent sharing of intangibles--knowledge, networks, compassions - to promote the growth in other people"
Sounds a lot like Kpedia to me.
Read the full interview held by Coachville here.