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The Long-Term ROI of Hiring Candidates with High EI
October 18, 2018
One of the most common misconceptions about measuring EI is that it’s like taking a personality test. In fact, emotional intelligence is more about how individuals use and manage their emotions, and unlike a personality test, individuals can enhance emotional skills, whereas they are not likely to change their personality. Furthermore, assessments such as the MHS EQi-2.0 are statistically reliable and can be validated to help make effective hiring decisions.By hiring with emotional intelligence...
How Emotional Intelligence Benefits Your Recruiting Practice
October 10, 2018
Many of us are familiar with the concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and how it can be used in a variety of leadership and team management settings. However, the concept of hiring for “soft skills” such as emotional awareness, open-mindedness, and adaptability to change is one that is still emerging in fields such as recruiting.This is something we hear a lot during our workshops and certification sessions: that when it comes to recruiting, it can be easy to only focus on a candidate’s hard...
Change Management and Workplace Health: Tips for Successful Transitions
September 18, 2018
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Applying Emotional Intelligence to Create Emotionally Supportive Workplaces
September 13, 2018
Our workplaces are more demanding than ever before. With executive burnout and derailment at an all-time high, it’s clear that our work is starting to take a serious toll on both our workplace and personal well-being. This trend is so pervasive that Harvard Business Review calculated that burnout is costing workplaces approximately $190 billion a...
Using EI to Empower Your Employees and Increase Output
August 24, 2018
Every year, companies across North America lose between $450 billion and $550 billion due to low productivity that results from a lack of employee engagement (source: Gallup) These losses often continue year after year, despite efforts from management to develop programs designed to make staff happier and more satisfied. While many of the tactics that...
Scientifically-Proven Ways to Build and Manage Great Teams
August 13, 2018
Nobody can build something great by themselves, which is why savvy business owners and HR experts know that building and managing a great team is critical to ongoing success. However, building a team that is passionate, dedicated, and motivated towards achieving shared goals isn’t as easy as it sounds – which is why so many...
Succession Planning Using Change Management
July 31, 2018
One of the pieces of feedback that we hear most often from our coaching clients is: “how can I get motivated to invest in my organization’s succession planning process?” As the demographics of our workplaces continue to change, succession planning has become increasingly more important to the long-term success of any business. Many of the...
6 Ways to Build a High-Trust Workplace Culture
July 16, 2018
If you could pinpoint one area that may be hindering your organization from meeting its growth goals, what would you identify? If you’re like 50% of CEOs polled by PWC’s 2016 Global CEO Survey, your response would be: a lack of trust in the workplace. A “low trust” workplace culture is a place where employees feel...
Innovative New Ways To Use EI To Coach Your Team To Success
June 12, 2018
Leaders have known for a long time that enhancing team cohesion is a critical driver of creativity and productivity within the workplace, and is essential for keeping projects on-task and team members on track. However, until recently “team building” was normally encouraged through activities and exercises such as standing in a circle and catching...
The Key to Successful Organizational Change? Emotional Intelligence
June 07, 2018
How we work is evolving, and workplaces are continuously driven to adapt to arising needs and the changing expectations of today’s modern workforce. As identified by Forbes, in recent years businesses have been focused on areas such as: creating a positive experience for candidates and job seekers; updating overtime and compensation rules; addressing the skill and...