Leaders keep learning, keep growing
In our work with organizations, in our coaching relationships, and in our leadership development courses, we are inspired by the drive of leaders to keep learning, to keep growing, and to keep going…
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Unconscious bias, emotional intelligence and leadership
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 is unconscious and we do not know the extent of the impact on our thinking and decision-making. Once we become aware of these biases, we have more choice over their influence on us….
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Self-Regard: the conundrum of women in leadership
Self-Regard is an emotional intelligence competency that is often touted as central to effective leadership. But how is self-regard shaped by cultural currents, social norms and the complicated lives and environments that women exist within?
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Making the leap: from independent contributor to people leader
Folks who find themselves promoted into a leadership role need to prepare themselves and develop the skills so they can have a successful journey to being a strong and impactful people leader. But how? Recently David Cory held a webinar on this topic…
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Celebrating 20 years of emotional intelligence training
My 20 year relationship with emotional intelligence began in June, 1997. I was working at the Open Learning Agency at the time, delivering leadership training and managing a province-wide employment program. I was attending a career development conference in Calgary and chose a breakout session on the topic of…
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Emotional Intelligence at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Thank you to the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering for inviting me in to provide EI training to students. And also kudos. In very progressive fashion, the School of Engineering is offering future engineers more than technical training. They are preparing engineering students for the complex, human world of the modern workplace through…
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Carving out time for myself to write has been really important
Writing has always been a powerful form of expression for me. I’ve found surprising wisdom in my own writing. I’ve also learned so much from reading the writing of others. I’ve found that most writing, whether I can directly relate to it or not, prompts me to…
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Upcoming course: Writing for Emotional Intelligence
Happy new year! We’ve put together a curriculum designed to help you build your emotional intelligence through writing. There are two central components to the course, daily writing prompts and an online private space to share writing…
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Twelve days of Christmas; twelve days of emotional intelligence
We’re suggesting a few small changes to the song, Twelve Days of Christmas. Same tune. “On the first day of Christmas, the gift I gave to me, gratitude for everything I have…
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Initiatives to support women in leadership
Many organizations have a special initiative to support women in leadership. ATB Financial’s “Elevate” program, Conexus Credit Union in Saskatchewan, goeasy Financial, and Cigna Healthcare are among the growing number of high performing companies that have women’s leadership initiatives. They recognize the important contributions …
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Presentation at Royal Roads University Leadership Conference
I had a fantastic time today at the Royal Roads University Leadership Conference. I was honoured to be a presenter with Andrea Reibmayr. Andrea and I cowrote a paper looking at the relationship between the LEADS Framework for healthcare and emotional intelligence …
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Emotional intelligence and leader performance: Innovation
Last week David Cory hosted a webinar on leadership performance, emotional intelligence, and innovation. The recording from this webinar is below, as are the slides…
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Emotional intelligence and leader performance: insight
Thank you everyone who joined us on Friday morning last week for David Cory’s webinar on leadership performance and emotional intelligence (Insight). The recording from that webinar is below. And you can find the show notes and recordings from our previous webinars…
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Emotional intelligence and leader performance: coaching
Rightfully, there is a lot of talk about coaching these days. We love that. After all, getting coached is deeply important for growth and development. We think getting a coach is probably the best way to improve one’s emotional intelligence skills and leadership effectiveness…
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Top ten reasons to use the EQ-i 2.0 for coaching
The EQ-i 2.0 is fast becoming the assessment tool of choice for coaches for at least ten very good reasons. David Cory reviews in this recorded webinar why you need to consider adding the EQ-i 2.0 to your coaching…
