David Cory webinar recap: Coaching for drive
How can we understand drive using the Emotional Intelligence model? In this webinar David Cory clarifies how we use drive and identifies the EI skills most connected to it…
EQ assessment and coaching paints a clear leadership picture
Maria thrived in the competitive environment of medical school because she was smart and hardworking. She was confident being in charge as a physician leader during rounds and in cross-functional team situations, and was comfortable with a directive style of leadership she learned in medical…
Creativity, perfectionism and emotional intelligence
This interview explores the thinking behind the course, the nuts and bolts of the course and what it means to build our creative muscles. They also talk about how perfectionism can get in the way, how embracing mistakes is essential for any creative pursuit and how creativity, whatever that means for you, is essential to living a fulfilling life…
Finding focus in the midst of complexity
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 our emotional intelligence skills can support us in simplifying and creating a more nourishing balance in our lives…
Webinar: Creativity, Perfectionism and Emotional Intelligence
Join us on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 11am PDT for an interview with Rebecca Cory, facilitator of our Writing for Emotional Intelligence 30-day online course. We’ll be talking about perfectionism, building our creative muscles and how essential creativity is for living a fulfilling life.
Getting it right the first time: Onboarding with emotion
Here’s a short tale of two impressions. Margaret was at a party when she met Shae who worked at Thread the Needle Electronics (TNE), a company where she had recently submitted a resume. She thought TNE would be a great place to work. Shae told her it was actually a very challenging place as it…
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…
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….
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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…