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Emotional Intelligence
Enhance YOUR resilience: say no
April 11, 2023
What do you say no to? Honestly, I didn’t even realize saying no was an option until I hit my 40s! And, at that time, it was entirely out of necessity with a growing family and a growing career. (Oh, and somewhere along there, hitting the proverbial “brick wall”!) At that time, I thought I...
How to Increase Employee Retention With Emotional Intelligence
March 14, 2023
Employee retention is an essential factor to consider when running a successful business. One report suggests that a turnover rate of close to 19% can be expected in many industries. Since finding and keeping talented employees can be challenging, understanding how best to retain them should be a priority of any employer. Over the next...
4 Ways Emotional Intelligence Makes You More Successful
February 14, 2023
When we think about what makes someone “successful” we often think about qualities like determination and drive – we tend to forget about the human aspect of success: emotional intelligence. However, if you want to thrive in any kind of leadership role then developing your “soft skills” is one of the most important endeavors you...
How to Solve Employee Retention With Emotional Intelligence
September 20, 2022
Finding and hiring the right people for the right roles is essential to the success of any business, but it’s not something that happens with the snap of a finger. Hiring and onboarding a new team member is only the start of the process; HR managers and department heads now have to think about how...
Workplace Wellness Tips: How to Help Employees Thrive at Work
April 19, 2022
We spend a considerable portion of our waking lives at work, and companies that are acknowledging this fact know that it’s not just the right thing to do, but also a good business decision. In recent years, the concept of “wellness” at work has come a long way from fruit in the lunchroom and subsidized...
International Women’s Day 2022: 4 Ways to Create Equity in The Workplace
March 04, 2022
International Women’s Day 2022 is March 8th and important discussions are taking place at classroom desks, boardroom tables, and at kitchen tables across the country about how to create more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplaces. This year’s theme is #BreakTheBias, and focuses on raising awareness against bias and taking action for equality and equity for...
EQi Certification Alumni Interview: Pam Grahame
February 24, 2022
Pam Grahame tells us about her resilient leadership journey; and the EQ skills that have been her foundation. She has 25 years in the steel industry achieving top results in sales and as a sales operations leader. After restructuring within her organization, she went to work and entered the world of entrepreneurship offering executive coaching,...
The Top 3 Skills for 2022: Resilience, Empathy, and Emotional Intelligence
December 08, 2021
A lot has changed in the past year. From learning new tech tools like Zoom, to adapting to a hybrid work-from-home and in-office model as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect how we live, it’s safe to say that we’ve faced more personal and professional changes in the last 365 days than perhaps at any...
How to Lead With Emotional Intelligence and Empower Others
September 21, 2021
Leadership comes naturally to many people, but most need to work at it in order to be competent, compassionate, and emotionally aware. After all, great leaders know that leadership is based on emotion: emotions are contagious, and people who know how to lead are able to build emotional connections with team members and stakeholders in...
What is EI? How to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence
September 14, 2021
We’ve all seen them: people who stay composed and calm under pressure; people who handle unfamiliar social situations with grace and ease; the people who understand your perspective from the get-go. The reason these people are so self-assured and calm is because they have well-developed emotional intelligence. What is Emotional Intelligence (EI)? Emotional Intelligence (EI)...