Articles by The Emotional Intelligence Training Company

Reality testing and learning to change our opinions

Brain scans of the same brain across 12 different scans showing different areas lighting up in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Being able to accept and integrate new information is an emotional intelligence skill. Many of us think of reality testing as cognitive intelligence. To really…

Fully formed and fully functioning is a fiction

A team of dancers in the middle of their choreography with a single dancer flying out of the mass of bodies.

From failing to speak up, to speaking too often and too loudly, the pressure to present as fully functioning and fully formed has many impacts…

Authenticity condundrum: leadership skill or reason to be a jerk?

A man walks across a plaza but his shadow shows something very different and ominous: leadership authenticity.

In which David examines some meanings and practices behind the idea of authenticity in leadership…

The backwards bicycle and neuroplasticity

A felt art rendering of a several bicycles, with one in the middle.

The backwards bicycle was designed by some welders that work with Destin, an internet-famous science communicator. He’s funny and engaging and his videos are really…

Healthy self-regard in effective leaders

An illustration of a young leader pointing up toward the leadership key.

Healthy self-regard is an essential quality in leaders. But balance is needed to avoid thinking too highly of yourself. Here’s a few ideas…

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)