By Dr. Travis Bradberry When thinking about team agility, it might help to picture a team of whitewater rafters heading toward class five rapids. The team paddles and maneuvers the raft swiftly but effectively. They’re proactive in communicating logs or rocks they see in their path. They adapt in real time to new challenges […]
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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 comes—a 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 everyone’s attention is drawn to the unwelcome centerpiece.
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The Technical Manual for the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal reveals interesting findings from a study of more than 13,000 individuals worldwide. Employees from various job functions, in different organizations and countries, were asked to evaluate their emotional intelligence by answering 28 questions. Job functions included sales, marketing, finance, operations, customer service, human resources, information technology (IT), engineering,
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Some bosses are harder to forget than others. While bosses can be unforgettable because they make life miserable, the most memorable bosses stick with us because they change us for the better.
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Why focus on emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the “something” in each of us that affects how we manage behavior, navigate social complexities, and make personal decisions that achieve positive results. It is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your
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People often debate what makes a better leader: the no-nonsense, results-focused type or the motivational, people-focused type. New research has provided the answer—neither.
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When Dr. Jean Greaves and I set out to write our recent book on teams and emotional intelligence, we started with a review of the substantial amount of data TalentSmartEQ had collected over the last decade in our work with teams. We analyzed the data from the hundreds of teams (and thousands of team members)
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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 possibilities with virtual work, but to make the most of these new possibilities, you have to continue to collaborate, share,
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When you succeed at getting buy-in across the organization, the results give your people and your organization a competitive advantage: Not only are high EQ employees happier, more engaged, and higher performing, but also a positive cumulative effect begins to take hold. As EQ becomes a living and breathing part of company culture, people operate
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A united team is often heralded as “the goal,” but swift agreement can also be a symptom of a bigger problem. 3 Strategies for Better Group Decision-Making Picture a marketing team tasked with putting together a new campaign. Within the first ten minutes of the meeting, someone senior pitches an idea for a video campaign,
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