Articles by The Emotional Intelligence Training Company

Emotionally intelligent career advice: Who’s writing your reference letter?

A young worker stands thinking at the railing at an open office at work.

It continues to amaze me how some employees treat the very people who will be writing their reference letters. Who’s writing your reference letter or…

Elevating your self-regard

Illustration of a woman looking into a mirror and seeing something slightly different in the mirror.

We don’t make up these judgments. Dominant social discourses depict women as struggling with low self-esteem, imperfect bodies and flawed personalities. There are multi-billion dollar…

Finding focus in the midst of complexity

Long Beach at Tofino: a wide expanse of beach and ocean with footprints going towards the water

What can we do about this increasing complexity of work? How do we counter this trend? Let’s take a look at how a few of…

Unconscious bias, emotional intelligence and leadership

A guy in a suit runs from a tiny chicken, and the shadow of a giant predator.

The strength of unconscious bias is it can help us think and make decisions quickly. The downside of unconscious, or implicit, bias is that it…

Five ways emotional intelligence can help you get your next job

Managers mingle at a conference during a networking session in Vancouver.

Emotional intelligence forms a critical foundation for workplace effectiveness and is really important to your professional success. But can it help you get a job…

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)