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Unveiling the 5 Key Advantages of Partnership in Business

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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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Realize your Potential with EQ in Action: A Targeted Way to Meet Workplace Transformation Head On

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What is EQ in Action? TalentSmartEQ proudly presents “EQ in Action,” a suite of programs designed to help learners apply the EQ skills needed to address their biggest individual and organizational challenges and meet change and transformation head-on. For now, the EQ in Action suite is only available to TalentSmartEQ Certified Trainers. This suite is

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Creating Inclusive Workspaces: 7 Essential Diversity Training Strategies

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Develop Self-Awareness Encourage employees to explore their own biases and perceptions, improving self-understanding and empathy towards others. Self-awareness reflects our understanding of our strengths, typical behaviors in situations, and real-time emotions. In this way, self-awareness is a foundational emotional intelligence skill that impacts our interactions with others, the work we do, and the workplace culture

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People Who Have Emotional Intelligence Tend To Have These 7 Habits

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High Self-Awareness People who have emotional intelligence tend to be acutely aware of their emotions, strengths, weaknesses, and triggers. This self-awareness allows them to navigate complex situations calmly, make informed decisions, and know how they impact other people. This includes knowing their emotions as they happen, rather than only in hindsight. Knowing your emotions as

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Make Yourself More Likeable

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Too many people succumb to the mistaken belief that being likeable comes from natural, unteachable traits that belong only to a lucky few—the good looking, the fiercely social, and the incredibly talented. It’s easy to fall prey to this misconception. In reality, being likeable is under your control, and it’s a matter of emotional intelligence.

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13 Habits of Exceptionally Likeable People

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Too many people succumb to the mistaken belief that being likeable comes from natural, unteachable traits that belong only to a lucky few—the good looking, the fiercely social, and the incredibly talented. It’s easy to fall prey to this misconception. In reality, being likeable is under your control, and it’s a matter of emotional intelligence

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giving emotionally intelligent feedback

The Most Common Mistakes When Giving & Receiving Feedback

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Brace for it. It’s coming. Feedback is suddenly being hurled in your direction. What do you do? Your immediate reaction is to put that guard up and get ready to retaliate. However, escalating the emotions and tensions of a difficult conversation can often backfire. So, how do we give and receive feedback productively and positively?

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Psychological safety at work

Emotional Intelligence Tip of the Day: Psychological Safety

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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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Emotionally Intelligent Arguing

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Arguments, disagreements, and differences of opinion in their various forms are unavoidable facts of life. Our inability to see eye-to-eye is so central to the human condition that some clashes stem from our physiology more than our free will. A study published this month in Current Biology that was conducted by the University College London

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