Caroline Stokes on people leadership
Caroline Stokes is the author of Elephants Before Unicorns: Emotionally Intelligent HR Strategies To Save Your Company and the founder of FORWARD…
A look back, a look ahead
As we are wrapping up 2019, there’s lots to celebrate. Right off the top, I should mention that we have a 12 Days of Christmas campaign that invites you to receive a short note in your inbox each day for 12 days, prompting and encouraging you to think about emotional intelligence over the holidays. If…
Jamelle Lindo, people-centred leadership, and emotional intelligence
EITC Change Leaders: celebrating EITC alumni, colleagues, and leaders who are championing leadership in their professional lives and promoting emotional intelligence in the world. December 2019 Change Leader: Jamelle Lindo is a coach, trainer and speaker with over a decade of professional experience in learning and development as well as leadership, and he’s certified to…
Priya Ramji, emotional intelligence specialist
November 2019 EITC Change Leader: Priya Ramji is an emotional intelligence specialist, EQ-i 2.0 Certified, was recognized by Business London’s 2019 Twenty in their 20s, and is the founder of Six Sense.
Susan Crawford, Emotional Intelligence Change Leader
EITC Change Leaders: celebrating our EITC alumni and colleagues who are exemplifying exceptional leadership in their professional lives and promoting emotional intelligence in the world.
Practicing silence in coaching and leadership
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 intelligence leadership model we use…
Approved to grant CPHR Alberta Continuing Professional Development Hours
We’re proud to announce that our EQ-i 2.0 Certification Course has been approved for 23 Continuing Professional Development Hours by CPHR Alberta. We know first hand just how committed Human Resources and People Services professionals are to professional development and lifelong learning. Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of Alberta (CPHR Alberta) formalizes this commitment by…
Problem solving is the enemy of empathy
Our desire to problem solve might come from empathy, but it doesn’t express empathy. We struggle to see someone we love and care about in pain…
Reality testing, Dylan Marron and Every Single Word
If you ask white folks about the over-representation of white folks on screen, they will often misunderstand and/or underestimate the degree and seriousness of over-representation. Luckily we have some tools to help us with our reality testing…
EQ Competency Cards
The EQ Competency Cards are a brightly designed learning aid based on the EQ-i 2.0. They’re fun and engaging and easy to use. We’ve been using these…
Webinar recap: Heroic leadership and emotional intelligence
How has the idea of “leader as hero” influenced our ideas of leadership for better and worse? Join David Cory as he applies a critical lens to the theories of American mythologist Joseph Campbell…
No guts, no glory: the evolution of the workplace
One of the biggest changes in the workplace over the last several decades is the transition from what has been called the ‘Dominance Paradigm’ where managers dominate their employees to the ‘Partnership Paradigm’ in which managers partner with their employees (see Eisler, 2007)…
Courage, leadership, and your emotional intelligence
Courage is not just about superheroes; it is personal and is found in everyday interactions and situations. It is the willingness to face agony, pain, intimidation or uncertainty, even when we are reluctant or fearful. And it’s essential to leadership.
Becoming an exceptional leader: Heart and Science of Leadership for Women
Are you looking for a different kind of leadership development experience? If so, you would be joining a growing number of women who have one thing in common; they want to become exceptional leaders. And they want their work and life to be integrated and balanced. The Heart and Science of Leadership for Women is…
Emotionally intelligent alternative to New Year’s resolutions
They help keep us on track. Realistically, not everything we do fits with our values, however, we make allowances for less valuable activities or decisions as we ultimately see that they are somehow part of an overall value of ours…
