OUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE BLOG

Thanksgiving is a great time to celebrate gratitude.  I am thankful for my family, friends, clients (many are good friends too), vendors, and all of you who take the time to read my blogs. I discovered the power of gratitude when I learned…

The pandemic has sped up the rate of change in our world, which was already moving at an extraordinary speed due to advances in technology and changing ideas. Today, leaders and their organizations are forced to address increasingly complex…

What Are Some of the EI Core Competencies? In the training programs that we deliver, there are some core competencies that make up emotional intelligence. And so those core competencies fall under, basically your self-awareness, then your…

How Important is Emotional Intelligence To Your Career? This is in Dan Goleman research, which really Dan Goleman brought Emotional Intelligence onto the forefront in the 90s with he had-- His book Primal Leadership, and then he has another…

Updated June, 2022 - How long does it take to build trust and vulnerability with your team? It doesn’t take long to build trust and vulnerability with your team if you make an effort, but the secret is continuing to work on it. When you know…

Updated June, 2022 - Research shows as leaders move up in an organization, the demands become greater. Busy leaders have to do more with less time. Many people feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and unfocused; often feeling like they are lacking…

It all started with a client of mine whose leader had expressed frustration with her team members for being too relaxed and unprofessional. My client was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of a large healthcare company with over 600 team members.…

Although most organizations spend the majority of their training budget on technical skills, a large percentage of leaders do not have the necessary skills and emotional competencies to manage the demands of the new economy.