In case you missed this article with practical steps to be more emotionally intelligent, we want to share it with you.   The first thing I learned as an FBI agent was that I would need to be emotionally intelligent if I planned to live long enough to spend my retirement pension. Agents who are

We would like to share this article about the signs of emotionally intelligent teams: Does your team show strong or weak emotional intelligence? Here’s how to gauge and improve your team’s EQ. If there’s one word that best sums up a team that lacks emotional intelligence, it might be “cutthroat.” “They talk over each other, vying to

This article describes how emotions matter in leadership and provides 3 specific strategies to up one's EQ at work. “If you don’t understand vulnerability, you cannot manage and lead people. If you’re not showing up vulnerably as a leader, you can’t expect anyone to follow you — period.” - Brené Brown Over the last

In case you missed this interesting article about applying Emotional Intelligence in Meetings. For many people meetings are the ultimate time-waster; they drain our time and suck the life out of our productivity. However, Nick Hobson, Ph.D., Leandra McIntosh, and Maryam Marashi argue that a dose of emotional intelligence can improve practice meetings. Here’s

A good read focusing on developing EQ in children. Cape Town - Life on earth is a rollercoaster ride of emotions and our reactions to these emotions. All too often, we coast through life, unaware of our behavioural choices and even worse, unable to consider the possibility that we could have made better choices

Just in case you missed this article about one way to increase your empathy, we would like to share it here.   When was the last time you read a novel? If it's been a while, consider picking one up soon. There's compelling scientific evidence that doing that will both improve your emotional intelligence and