How to bring more emotional intelligence to social media and virtual communities
There are 34.27 million users of social media in Canada this year, and this number is projected to increase to 28.93 million by 2027.
EI Ideas
Why curiosity is a power skill
Around here we have a curious habit. We have a curiosity habit.
Top ten mistakes that leaders make
This is a webinar recording from January of 2022 on the top ten relationship mistakes leaders make.
How to keep momentum after an emotional intelligence team training
The excitement of new EI skills can sometimes slip away as everyone starts to respond to the 150 emails that accrued. It’s hard to make a culture shift.
The privilege of social isolation
Yes, these are incredibly unstable times and the impacts are being felt by everyone worldwide. Collectively, we are now thinking about the most vulnerable, the people on the margins, the ones most susceptible to contracting and being deeply impacted by the COVID-19 virus. We think of our parents and friends in seniors living centres, and…
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…
Elevating your self-regard
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 ‘beauty’ and self-help industries designed to ‘fix’…
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…
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…
Meet the tiny Calgary Flames fan, big enough to cheer for the Edmonton Oilers
The Flames are done for the Season. They were beaten in four straight games and finished last week. And now the Oilers will go on and Flames fans will have to decide…
Growth mindset demonstrated at the certification in Vancouver
I just attended our recent EQ-i 2.0 certification course in Vancouver. After an hour or so on the first morning, there was a shift in the room. There was a heightened awareness that the learning opportunities …
New Year Resolution, 2016
In which Sherwin admits he’s not perfect when he interacts with tech support staff, and commits to doing better in 2016 by working on his emotional intelligence skills…
Beth Dean on empathy and design
Beth Dean is an accomplished designer and is working with Facebook (on authenticity and transparency) – she has also taken some extra time to elaborate on her thoughts on emotional intelligence in design…
Welcome, 2015
2015 is a new beginning – Sherwin reflects on the how certain terms can be alienating …
14 Thoughts for Instagramming
I really enjoy Instagram. I get joy from posting photos to Instagram and also from seeing the photos that other folks are posting. Like other social media, I’m a bit of a late adopter. I’ve discovered that there are ways to be on Instagram with more and less emotional intelligence…