In The Empire Strikes Back, when Yoda is training Luke to be a Jedi, he demonstrates the power of the Force by raising an X-wing fighter from a swamp. Luke mutters, âI donât believe it.â Yoda replies, âThat is why you failâ.
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By Nick Tasler, M.S. Itâs no secret that job seekers will find slim pickings in their search for gainful employment in 2009. Layoff rates arenât slowing, and there are already more people competing for fewer open jobs than in any time in recent history. Faced with these odds, the best way to position yourself
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Four old friends head to dinner at their favorite restaurant to celebrate. After they consume their selections, with laughter and raised voices, the waiter heads over to clear the empty plates. Smiling as he catches the friendsâ heightened mood, he offers to show them the eveningâs desserts. One friend says, âAbsolutely! Letâs keep the celebration
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If you are an emotionally intelligent manager, you work hard to have good relationships with your direct reports and are rewarded by your employer for doing so. You pick up on the moods of your people, and youâve mastered the art of using your teamâs collective feelingsâboth the sour and the irrationally exuberantâto create positive
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Rolling Stones guitarist Bill Wyman was once asked, âWhat is the question you get asked the most?â Wyman replied, âThatâs the question I get asked the most.â At TalentSmartEQÂź, the question we get asked the most is simple: âWhat is considered ânormalâ?â The question is usually phrased, âWhat are the average emotional intelligence scores in
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Work stress is as old as work itself. And so are the ways we respond. You can just imagine the first cave-clanâs leader spending sleepless nights counting stalactites, worried about how he was going to break the news to Ug and the other hunters that the decreasing wild beast population meant they were going to
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In TalentSmartEQâs emotional intelligence (EQ) training programs, we often get questions about beliefs. People want to know whether a personâs beliefs play a role in their EQ. Hereâs how to think about this important question. We typically uphold beliefs as absolute truths, whether or not they can be proven. One employee may believe that âeveryone
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There you are, just sitting in the conference room minding your own business and waiting for the meeting to start. Then in it comesâa gray 10,000-pound trunk-swinging monstrosity. To your dismay, it plants itself firmly in the center of the room. The meeting begins as expected, but everyoneâs attention is drawn to the unwelcome centerpiece.
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Emotional intelligence (EQ) is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships. Research with more than 500,000 people worldwide has shown that: 90% of top performers are high in EQ. EQ is responsible for 58% of job performance, yet
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When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, he recognized that emotional recovery must precede economic recovery. This especially is true for leaders who hope to stay ahead of the pack as the economy bounces back. The further you climb up the corporate ladder and the more people you are responsible for, the more your
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