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How to Choose and Use an EQ Mentor
If you’re like most people, you don’t already know how to improve on the things you struggle with. That’s why you struggle with them in the first place. Take emotional intelligence (EQ) for example. [Read More]
3 Creative Ways to Boost Your Virtual Team’s EQ
Is remote work globalizing talent and opening up new possibilities, or is it stifling creativity and collaboration? As with many things in life, the answer lies somewhere in the middle. There are new and exciting [Read More]
How To Avoid A Disastrous Hire
Sometimes a candidate does seemingly everything right throughout the hiring process, only to become a completely destructive force in the organization. Their experience, knowledge, and intelligence all appear to be perfect, and in interviews they [Read More]
Change Your Food to Change Your Mood: How What You Eat Affects Your Happiness
Bad moods sap our energy, and if we aren’t careful, they can hurt our ability to focus, make decisions, and manage our relationships. TalentSmartEQ’s data on nearly two-million people shows that highly emotionally intelligent people [Read More]
EQ and Navigating New Work Environments: The Latest Research
As organizations reopen in varying ways and to varying degrees, one feeling is universal: Uncertainty. In a massive survey of remote workers during the pandemic, 33% of employees and 50% of employers reported increased productivity. [Read More]
The Importance of Self-Awareness: Moods vs. Emotions
Two people are getting on the bus at the same time from the same stop: Marge and Adita. As they go up to the door, the driver does something bizarre. He hits the “door close” [Read More]