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Is Your Emotional Intelligence Authentic, or Self-Serving?

Harvard Business

It’s possible to fake emotional intelligence. Similar to knockoffs of luxury watches or handbags, there are emotions and actions that look like the real thing but really aren’t. Given that most people aren’t sociopaths, in my experience, the more common misuses of emotional intelligence are subconscious.

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20 Qualities of a Consulting Rock Star

Successful Independent Consulting

Let’s face it, not all consultants are created equal. Over the last 20 years I’ve interacted with probably a thousand management consultants, from local independent practitioners to global “big four” advisors. Some are rock stars and some never will be, regardless of their education or what consulting firm they work for.

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The Impact of AI on the Management Consulting Industry

Tom Spencer

Consulting, like many other industries, is under threat from artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). AI refers to a range of technologies that allow computers (or robots) to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings.

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Stress = Fear

CaseInterview.com

In the world of Ivy League schools and elite consulting firms, it was perfectly acceptable to admit you were feeling stress but very taboo to admit you’re scared. Are you feeling stressed about a video presentation you’re about to give? These are the building blocks of something known as emotional intelligence.

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Forget Your IQ … What Is Your EQ?

Makarios Consulting

However, these same leaders are frequently leaving trails of wreckage behind them because they are not handling emotions – their own or other people’s – properly. They lack emotional intelligence, otherwise referred to as “EQ.” appeared first on Makarios Consulting, LLC. Put simply, great leaders have a high EQ.

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Forget Your IQ … What Is Your EQ?

Makarios Consulting

However, these same leaders are frequently leaving trails of wreckage behind them because they are not handling emotions – their own or other people’s – properly. They lack emotional intelligence, otherwise referred to as “EQ.”. appeared first on Makarios Consulting, LLC. Put simply, great leaders have a high EQ.

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4 Ways to Improve Your Leadership Communication Effectiveness

Organizational Talent Consulting

Build Your Emotional Intelligence. Emotional intelligence is considered the ability to recognize, express, comprehend and regulate emotions. Your degree of self-awareness , self-management, motivation, empathy and interpersonal skills make up your emotional intelligence. 31% contributed to low morale.