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The Role of Consultants in an AI-Driven World

Tom Spencer

AI may be able to analyse data and make predictions, but it will always lack the ability to understand the nuances of human behaviour which require emotional intelligence, creativity, and an understanding of ethical decision making. One of the key areas in which we excel is emotional intelligence.

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Without Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business

Take, for example, Sean, a senior leader at a Fortune 100 corporation. These, it turns out, are what one of us (Dan) has described as core emotional intelligence competencies. This connection with emotional intelligence was underscored in the interviews Matt conducted with the study participants themselves.

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A conversation on ethical leadership – with Cassie Edmiston

The Management Centre

We listened in on a conversation between our leadership expert, Yvette Gyles (=mc Learning Director) and Cassie Edmiston (Head of Fundraising, Prisoners’ Education Trust ), to see what they think it means to be an ethical leader in 2019. Leaders need to be emotionally intelligent. This comes back full circle to emotional intelligence.

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The Downsides of Being Very Emotionally Intelligent

Harvard Business

Indeed, Gemma is extremely trustworthy and ethical. The main reason for this is Gemma’s high emotional intelligence (EQ), which explains all of the qualities described above. As with charisma, we tend to regard EQ as a positive trait, but it can be used to achieve unethical goals as well as ethical ones.

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What You Can Do to Improve Ethics at Your Company

Harvard Business

It’s hard for good, ethical people to imagine how these meltdowns could possibly happen. many of us face an endless stream of ethical dilemmas at work. We were surprised that 30 leaders in the study recalled a total of 87 “major” ethical dilemmas from their career histories. Wells Fargo. Volkswagen.

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How the Most Emotionally Intelligent CEOs Handle Their Power

Harvard Business

In essence, two key emotional intelligence competencies, self-awareness and empathy, had disappeared from his tool kit. While they seem to have learned emotional intelligence along the way, it’s often fairly superficial. For example, do you turn inward and blame yourself? What do you do with those feelings?

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

For example, The Great Man showed up for budget review in a white limo, flanked by two black SUVs. For example, CEOs pay is 399 times more than the average worker. According to Dr. Travis Bradberry, CEOs and other executives have the lowest emotional intelligence skills of all management levels.