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How to Become a Better Business Owner by Developing Your Emotional Intelligence
September 15, 2020
Do you want to become a better business owner who inspires their staff? The secret to inspiring leadership is emotional intelligence! Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to manage your emotions and control how you react to other people’s emotions. As a business owner, having the ability to manage your emotions can help you resolve...
5 Ways to Become a More Resilient Leader
August 19, 2020
Do you want to become more resilient and lead confidently through times of change? Building resilience is essential to becoming a leader who can successfully navigate hardship and difficulty. Even better: studies have shown that leaders with high levels of resilience are viewed as being more effective than their peers, direct reports, and their managers....
How to Use the Hardiness Resilience Gauge to Increase Your Leadership Abilities
August 11, 2020
Wondering how to become a resilient leader? Looking for ways to build your skillset and bounce back faster from times of stress, trauma, and disaster? In this article, we’ll discuss how to use the Hardiness Resilience Gauge (HRG) to increase your leadership abilities. Leaders who develop resilience, which is defined as the ability to withstand,...
How Your Hardiness Resilience Gauge Score Helps You Be a Better Leader
July 21, 2020
Have you ever wondered what makes some people better at handling stress than others? Or how some people seem to “bounce back” quickly from setbacks while others watch opportunities pass them by? The answer is some people are more hardy and resilient than others. What are Hardiness and Resilience? Hardiness and resilience describe the way...
6 Ways Building Your Resilience Leads to Business Growth
July 07, 2020
Are you wondering how building your resilience can lead to growth, success, and increased happiness at work? Maybe you’re wondering about the link between professional development and workplace success? If so, you’re not alone. Given the latest economic recession, COVID-19, the upheaval of the modern office, and more, the ability to stay focused and successful...
4 Ways Leaders Can Increase Resilience in Their Teams During the Pandemic
June 23, 2020
In order to make it through the COVID-19 crisis and ensure future success, leaders need to help their teams develop hardiness and resilience. As leaders, it’s up to us to create the conditions that make this kind of growth possible and encourage our teams to build these essential skills. How to build resilient teams Building...
How to Lead By Modelling Resilience at Work
June 16, 2020
Businesses are only as resilient as the people who lead them. We have a responsibility to ourselves and to our work teams to model the kinds of behaviours we want to see, and to encourage the kind of communication that’s especially crucial right now to help employees feel supported and productive. Now, more than ever,...
5 Change Management Techniques to Increase Resilience at Work
May 19, 2020
The way we live and work has changed more in the last few months than at any other time in recent history. The Coronavirus has affected businesses both big and small, and many leaders are looking for tools and techniques to help their companies weather an economic recession that is expected to be on par with the Great Depression.Companies who survive the coming recession will be the ones who can balance short-term changes and action against a resilient and stable long-term vision.Here at EI...
The Advantage Series Pt 2: The Link Between Emotional Intelligence and Resilient Leadership
April 23, 2020
Change at work is normal, and in order to cope leaders need to be agile and resilient. Until recently, the focus in leadership has been mostly on agility and speed, but advancements in technology combined with globalization and socio-economic changes require a different kind of leadership.Today’s leaders must be resilient, emotionally intelligent people who can be adaptable and react appropriately to today’s rapidly-changing environments while staying connected and kind. In this second...
Discover Your EI Advantage Pt 1: The 5 Emotional Intelligence Essentials to Drive Success
April 16, 2020
Emotional intelligence is a critical factor in professional success. The ability to tune into your emotions, as well as developing situational awareness, is a powerful tool for both personal and professional success.A leader who lacks emotional intelligence (EI) isn’t able to effectively gauge the needs of their staff and might react erratically to challenging situations. Leaders who emphasize developing their EI are also able to develop trusting, more productive relationships, inspire others...