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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It was a fitting EQ tribute Monday, September 19, to the woman who served as Queen of England for 70 years–one might even say an emotionally intelligent tribute. By all accounts, social competence was in order throughout the pomp and circumstance as Queen Elizabeth II had been involved in planning the entire 10 days of
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How many times have you been told to stop and just breathe? Saying this is much easier than doing it, especially in the heat of the moment. When tempers are raging or those important deliverables are past due, keeping your cool is undoubtedly a feat. But if you can take control and practice woosah breathing,
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How important is Emotional Intelligence as we head back to school? Extremely! And who might benefit from a shot of EQ? Teachers, parents, and students! Let’s dive into the four core skills of Emotional Intelligence and look at a strategy from each that will help everyone have a smoother school year. 4 Strategies for Helping
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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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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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The success of a goal, a strategy or a project usually relies on the performance and collaboration of a team. However, the process of learning to work and learn together can be extremely challenging. Hard conversations, conflict, competing priorities, and different approaches to problem-solving can all surface emotions and feelings that need managing. Over the
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The problem with change might be simpler than we tend to make it out to be. We often talk about change as an obstacle we must overcome. However, you’ve also heard it many times: change is constant. If we take a moment to fully absorb this truism, we’ll see that change is neither exceptional nor
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Resilience has not always been part of my vocabulary. For most of my life, I was lucky enough to be spared from trauma, adversity, and hard circumstances– experiences that would have tested my resilience. Then, 85 days ago, things changed. On a typical Tuesday morning, I was driving to work when I looked down to
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I am proud to be a member of TalentSmart, an organization that is celebrating the U.S. federal holiday of Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned that the institution of slavery had ended two and a half years prior with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President
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