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Without Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business

After an intensive training in the practice, he was better able to stop himself when his impulse was to jump in and control, and instead adopt a more supportive style, letting subordinates take on more responsibility. These, it turns out, are what one of us (Dan) has described as core emotional intelligence competencies.

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The Rise of AI Makes Emotional Intelligence More Important

Harvard Business

We’re talking about jobs, that, until the last few years, we couldn’t imagine being done without the participation of an actual, trained human being. Skills like persuasion, social understanding, and empathy are going to become differentiators as artificial intelligence and machine learning take over our other tasks.

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Why Young Bankers, Lawyers, and Consultants Need Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business

Over my 40-year banking career, I’ve learned that the critical distinguishing factor for advancing in the professional services is emotional intelligence (EQ). ” Emotional intelligence matters even more today. But in order to strengthen your emotional intelligence, you have to know what it is.

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So you want to be a manager? Questions to ask before seeking that promotion

The Management Centre

In this article, Petia Tzanova, =mc Learning and Development Consultant draws on her extensive career to outline key considerations when taking your first step into management. Do I like supporting others through coaching, teaching, training or motivating them to achieve their objectives? How emotionally intelligent am I?

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Why Doctors Need Leadership Training

Harvard Business

Even though medical institutions have designated “leadership” as a core medical competency , leadership skills are rarely taught and reinforced across the continuum of medical training. In medicine, physicians not only begin managing and directing teams early in their careers, but they rise through the ranks uniformly.

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How to Find the Exact Words that Attract Your Clients (and Gets them Excited to Work with You)

Consulting Matters

Related Article: "7 Reasons Why Your Client Aren't Getting it When you Write and Talk About What You Do". This article is for you. Yes, emotions. Emotional intelligence [has become] simply new jargon for discussing our emotions. Yes, emotions. Related Articles: "What is a Brand and Why You Need One".

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The Impact of AI on the Management Consulting Industry

Tom Spencer

The risks to the management consulting industry are summarized well in an article written by Alexandre Gonfalonieri , an AI Consultant based in Paris. The firms that incorporate AI into consulting projects and train consultants to utilize that technology will gain a competitive advantage in the AI age.