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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...
How to Survive (and Thrive!) During Times of Change
April 07, 2020
According to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “the only constant in life is change.” While this seems paradoxical, we are now experiencing change, sometimes on an hourly basis. I thought this would be an ideal time to talk about the emotions that change can evoke, and to recognize that we all have different preferences for handling change, but that we can learn to adapt.Emotions of ChangeThe changes to your life over the last few weeks might have evoked strong emotions, including fear, sadness,...
We Are Resilient
March 24, 2020
As I observe our global community come together during the COVID-19 outbreak, I am taking the opportunity to learn about resilience from those who are leading us through this crisis. Our senior political and health care professionals are setting strategy, deploying it and re-shaping it as reality shifts and new information becomes available. I’m thinking of our quiet leaders, those on the front-line who are stepping forward to care for our collective well-being. Quite frankly, if any of these...
How Women in STEM Can Use Emotional Intelligence to Become Resilient Leaders
March 17, 2020
Women in STEM fields face unique challenges compared to other industries. From lower pay and lack of mentorship, to motherhood, being stereotyped, to having competencies questioned due to gender, women in these fields need to be hardy and resilient.This is especially true of women who hope to become leaders in their fields. Women represent approximately 50% of all bachelor degrees in science and engineering, yet the proportion declines with higher education: only 44% of women earn Master’s...