Why curiosity is a power skill
Around here we have a curious habit. We have a curiosity habit.
Articles
Articles by the EITC team members about a range of topics related to emotional intelligence including work, performance, relationships, cognitive development, and leadership.
Negotiating with emotional intelligence
Emotional intelligence skills can make a critical difference in our negotiations.
The science of people skills: Measuring emotional intelligence
Since humans are social and emotional beings, effective human interactions require emotional skills. This explains why the performance of organizations is deeply connected to the emotional intelligence skills of their team members.
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.
Navigating post-pandemic change (yes, more) with cautious optimism
The pandemic has required us to have a hyper-focus on the safety of ourselves, our families and our communities. At the same time, we have witnessed enormous and painful social upheaval and human suffering on a global scale.
Join us and hone your emotional intelligence and leadership skills
We’ve discovered the joy of having a larger number of international participants in our trainings. People from different walks of life, and different time zones, help us think broadly about the myriad contexts in which emotional intelligence skills play a critical role.
Grappling with connectedness and the mythology of independence
This might be a wake up call to all that we have taken for granted – the choices, the freedom of movement, our insatiable consumerism, our access to healthcare, resources, services and supports, our friends, family, and communities, our ability to work and play as we wish.
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…
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…
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…
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.
Emotionally intelligent career advice: Who’s writing your reference letter?
It continues to amaze me how some employees treat the very people who will be writing their reference letters. Who’s writing your reference letter or who is going to provide a reference for you and what are they going to say about you? What do you want them…
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’…