Articles by The Emotional Intelligence Training Company

Navigating post-pandemic change (yes, more) with cautious optimism

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The pandemic has required us to have a hyper-focus on the safety of ourselves, our families and our communities. At the same time, we have…

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We’ve discovered the joy of having a larger number of international participants in our trainings. People from different walks of life, and different time zones,…

Grappling with connectedness and the mythology of independence

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This might be a wake up call to all that we have taken for granted – the choices, the freedom of movement, our insatiable consumerism,…

The privilege of social isolation

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Yes, these are incredibly unstable times and the impacts are being felt by everyone worldwide. Collectively, we are now thinking about the most vulnerable, the…

Practicing silence in coaching and leadership

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In leadership roles, whether with individuals or groups, cultivating silence cultivates a coach approach. Coaching is one of four dimensions of leadership in the emotional…

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Emotionally intelligent features of the Bechdel Test

BySherwin ArnottNov 14, 2013

The Bechdel test is hitting the mainstream, and I think it has some emotionally intelligent features …

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The Emotional Intelligence of Physicians

Oct 28, 2013

Doctors are unique in many ways. For example, there is no other group of people on the planet for whom we have a greater expectation that they have great technical knowledge and demonstrate compassion and caring…

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Culture eats strategy

Jul 30, 2013

The full quotation is, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” and comes from the great Peter Drucker, considered to be the ‘father of contemporary management theory.’ I recently heard a manager, in an attempt to let me know he knew about…

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Talking, thinking, practicing: how to focus on emotional intelligence

May 30, 2013

Social and emotional intelligence skills are critical to success at work. And life. Some folks have an abundance of emotional intelligence. But what about the rest of us?

Empathy as a design thinking quality

Empathy and good design

Feb 26, 2013

IDEO is a world leader in product design. The founder David Kelley tells us why empathy is so important to good design…

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EQ Interview Questions

Apr 8, 2010

Here are a few thoughts on some interview questions that fold in the fifteen emotional quotient competencies of the BarOn model of EQ …

Emotional Intelligence resources

Leaders with Emotional Intelligence – published in the Art of Leadership Magazine, Spring 2013 (PDF)

Leading with Emotional Intelligence – presented at the ASEAN World HR Congress, Kuala Lumpur, 2010 

Coaching Leaders – published in the Vancouver Board of Trade periodical, “Sounding Board” (PDF)

Return on investment reports

There are two very interesting reports with research on the measurable impact of EI development in organizations:

  1. ROI and Emotional Intelligence (PDF)
  2. Leadership and emotional intelligence: driving ROI and performance (PDF)