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What to Do When You’re the Target of a Hurtful Office Rumor

Harvard Business

If you are facing hurtful rumors at work, you’ll need to use skills of emotional intelligence to avoid making the situation any worse – and ideally, to make the situation better. 1) Regulate your negative emotions. It could be the joy you derive from your family, hobbies, sports, or community service.

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6 Things Every Mentor Should Do

Harvard Business

We offer here an informal set of guidelines for good mentorship — a playbook, if you will, for a game that is very much a team sport. The Explainer: Emotional Intelligence. The five components of emotional intelligence and how to improve each. Choose Mentees Carefully. Effective mentorship takes time.

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The Mental Benefits of Vacationing Somewhere New

Harvard Business

In a study of 485 United States adults , exposure to foreign travel was linked to a greater ability to direct attention and energy, which helps us function effectively in diverse situations and display appropriate verbal and nonverbal signals of emotion. You and Your Team Series. The Data-Driven Case for Vacation. Ed O’Brien.

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Great Teams Are About Personalities, Not Just Skills

Harvard Business

After years of analyzing interviews and data from more than 100 teams, it found that the drivers of effective team performance are the group’s average level of emotional intelligence and a high degree of communication between members. It also indicates the likelihood of success or failure for an assigned task.