Maggie Sass

advantages of partnership

Unveiling the 5 Key Advantages of Partnership in Business

Enhanced Resource Sharing: The Power of Trust and Communication Partnerships thrive on the ability to pool resources, experience, and expertise. However, effective resource sharing goes beyond mere transactional exchanges; it requires a foundation of trust and open communication. Consider this example: At a large multinational pharmaceutical company, the Sales and Product Development departments have identified […]

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The Cure for a Toxic Corporate Culture

I recently saw a meme that wonderfully summed up the concept of a toxic corporate culture: How do you feel on Sunday night about going to work on Monday? It’s such a visceral question. When you think about corporate culture, it can seem like such a broad topic. But it really comes down to this–how

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Psychological safety at work

Emotional Intelligence Tip of the Day: Psychological Safety

As mentioned in our last blog article, psychological safety is “a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes, and that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking” (Amy Edmondson). One deceptively simple way to impact psychological safety is to include people – invite them

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Why Emotional Intelligence Is the Key to Psychological Safety

We’ve all been traumatized by the pandemic. So says Adria Horn, a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserve and an army veteran who served five tours of duty overseas between 2003 and 2010, in a recent article by McKinsey. She noted that what we are experiencing—anxiety, depression, a search for meaning—are identical to what

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Emotional Intelligence – Myths & Misconceptions

The study and practice of emotional intelligence isn’t new. Daniel Goleman’s seminal work came out in 1995. However, with a newfound focus in 2022 on what it means to be human at work, there is a lot being written and discussed and we thought it might be helpful to dispel some myths and misconceptions about

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