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Without Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business

These, it turns out, are what one of us (Dan) has described as core emotional intelligence competencies. This connection with emotional intelligence was underscored in the interviews Matt conducted with the study participants themselves. But the improvements themselves were in the realm of emotional intelligence.

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How the Most Emotionally Intelligent CEOs Handle Their Power

Harvard Business

In essence, two key emotional intelligence competencies, self-awareness and empathy, had disappeared from his tool kit. While they seem to have learned emotional intelligence along the way, it’s often fairly superficial. Either way, it’s easy to get caught up in and believe the hype.

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The Right Questions Can Reveal the Right Problems

Harmonious Workplaces

When leaders can elicit responses from a standpoint of authenticity by being their authentic self, while also exercising empathy — attempting to understand the way others feel — employees feel heard and understood (Els & Jacobs, 2023). References Bridger, E. E mployee Engagement: A Practical Introduction, Second Edition. Kogan Page.

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How Are You Perceived at Work? Here’s an Exercise to Find Out

Harvard Business

While this exercise won’t take a lot of time, it may be psychically intensive. Many times clients have come back to me after completing this exercise and said, “Why didn’t anyone tell me this before? It only takes a couple well-worded questions to a few key people to get the information you need. (If

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LSA Global Delivers Action Learning for Leading Leaders

LSA Global

Collaborative Agility Efficiently solve complex problems and exercise good judgement to increase the quality of ideas through active inclusion of diverse perspectives , healthy debate, and data informed innovation.

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LSA Global Delivers Action Learning Leadership Program for Senior Executives at High Growth Market Leader

LSA Global

Collaborative Agility Efficiently solve complex problems and exercise good judgement to increase the quality of ideas through active inclusion of diverse perspectives, healthy debate, and data informed innovation.

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Future-proofing your job against the robots

Comatch

There is little that machines, robots, and software-based AI won’t be able to do in the future – apart from feeling and acting in a human and emotionally intelligent way. “Our so-called “soft skills” are what make us human.