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Emotional Intelligence: Putting it Into Practice
This month at The People Side, we are exploring Emotional Intelligence. One of the key elements of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is Empathy, which, put simply, means appreciating how other people feel. We asked our Executive Coaches to provide their best advice for putting Empathy into practice.
7 Tips for Delivering Emotionally Intelligent Feedback
Giving feedback can be emotional. It is one of many situations where demonstrating emotional intelligence is critical. In her new vlog, Claire Williams provides 7 Tips for delivering more emotionally intelligent feedback.
Emotional Intelligence: When a Good Thing Can Be Too Much
Many leaders who take the EQi-2.0 assessment initially believe that the higher their score in a particular emotional intelligence competency, the more effective they must be in that area. However, we’ve all heard the phrase “too much of a good thing”; like many things in life, EQ in excess can actually do harm. Read on to find out what EQ on overdrive looks like.
You Can’t Be Great at Leadership Until You’re Great at This
In our Leadership Gamechangers series, this month we’re focused on Emotional Intelligence (EQ) as a key leadership capability. While there’s much more to EQ than Self-Awareness, understanding ourselves is the critical pre-requisite for effectively managing ourselves, our interactions, and our performance. Keep reading for our best advice on cultivating Self-Awareness.
Introducing Leadership Gamechanger #3: Emotional Intelligence
Find out more with Candyce Penteado in this short video. Stay tuned to learn more about this in May with The People Side!
Creating Psychological Safety
This month at The People Side we are exploring the concept of Psychological Safety – why it matters, what it means, the neuroscience behind it, and the behaviors that create it. To help leaders foster a more psychologically safe workplace, we asked our Executive Coaches to provide their best advice for putting this topic into practice.
Inside the Leadership Living Room
How The People Side designs psychologically safe experiences to transform teams and leaders.
Introducing Leadership Gamechanger #2: Creating a Psychologically Safe Workplace
Find out what that means in this quick video with Candyce Penteado. Learn more about this topic in April with The People Side!
Introducing Leadership Gamechanger #1 - Resilience
Sometimes, Resilience Means Quitting The Wrong Stuff To Make Room For The Right Stuff…
Top 10 Gamechangers for Leaders
If You Are Not Developing These Capabilities, You Will Fall Behind.
Welcome to the VUCA World!
The first time I heard the term “VUCA” was eight years ago when I was teaching a leadership class on the West Point campus in New York. A former Army General led my class…
Be a Learner, not a Knower
have been developing leaders for nearly 20 years, but it never ceases to amaze me when someone comes to my training class with low expectations of learning anything.
Why Didn't You Tell Me?
For the past 10 years, I have been a part of the faculty at GE Crotonville. Crotonville is an oasis in Upstate New York where the best leaders are flown…