![]() Entrepreneur Mark Cuban says he reads more than three hours a day. Warren Buffet, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, spends most of his day reading and recommends reading 500 pages a day. ![]() ![]() High-level business leaders have long touted the virtues of reading. In other words, the act of reading is the very activity-if done right-that can develop the qualities, traits, and characteristics of those employees that organizations hope to attract and retain. When we read, we hone and strengthen several different cognitive muscles, so to speak, that are the root of the EQ. How can you tell if your future employees have these skills? And if your current team is lacking them, how do you teach them? Recent research in neuroscience suggests that you might look to the library for solutions reading literary fiction helps people develop empathy, theory of mind, and critical thinking. ![]() Some of the most valuable skills that managers look for in employees are often difficult to define, let alone evaluate or quantify: self-discipline, self-awareness, creative problem-solving, empathy, learning agility, adaptiveness, flexibility, positivity, rational judgment, generosity, and kindness, among others. ![]()
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