Emotional Intelligence

Optimizing Your Brain with Emotional Intelligence

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence, Neuroscience
brain with colors to show its activity and connections

EMOTIONS AND THE BRAIN In their search for understanding how the brain works neuroscientists discovered emotions. And it turns out that emotions play a big role. They are necessary to thinking and decision-making and are in general much more important than we used to believe. In our Western culture environment, which highly values analytical and [...]

Leadership Message From A Maestro

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence, Neuroscience
Maestro Gernot Schultz and the Lake Shore Symphony Orchestra

Watching an orchestra rehearse and a conductor interact with the ensemble, manage and lead, provides a powerful analogy of leadership skills and behaviors. This parallel has been mentioned in various writings on leadership.  In addition, it’s even been used in an executive education course case study offered by such prestigious schools as Harvard in Boston [...]

Emotional Intelligence For SAMs: Accelerating Performance By Leveraging Soft Skills

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence
SAMs

If you’re a Strategic Account Manager (SAM) or a Key Account Manager (KAM) your role requires an elaborate variety of skills. From technical expertise, analytical and strategic thinking to communication, management, leadership and negotiation skills. It is a highly complex job. Strategic Account Manager – A Complex Job Successful SAMs or KAMs understand how to [...]

7 Lessons On Earning The Ultimate Currency: Happiness

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence, Scoop.it

Keep in mind that happiness is mostly dependent on our state of mind, not on our status or the state of our bank account. Barring extreme circumstances, our level of well being is determined by what we choose to focus on and by our interpretation of external events. For example, do we focus on the empty part or the full part of the glass? Do we view failures as catastrophic, or do we see them as learning opportunities?

Halloween Spook – Social and Emotional Skills for Leadership

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence, Neuroscience

Social and emotional skills are critical for leadership. The best leaders are able to be both task focused and people focused. They get things done while connecting with others and building strong relationships. “Many companies have long overlooked the importance of social skills in leadership, often to great detriment. Simply put, without robust social skills [...]

An Evidence Based Tool To Boost Your Emotional Intelligence

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence, Positive Psychology

You’ve read a book on emotional intelligence or you’ve attended a workshop and you liked it. You realize that these competencies and skills can help you move forward in your career, be a more effective leader, make better decisions and develop stronger interpersonal relationships. So what’s next? What is the best way to learn and [...]