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Without Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business

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. But the improvements themselves were in the realm of emotional intelligence.

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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. Is it family, health, well-being, happiness at work and in life, ethics?

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Don’t Let Your Inner Fears Limit Your Career

Harvard Business

People harboring this fear are extremely focused on rules, ethics, standards, and “right vs. wrong.” One useful exercise she did was to walk through museums and identify paintings that she liked and why, without asking anyone else’s opinion. They are: Fear of being wrong.

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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. Give yourself time to cool off. 2) Expand your perspective. 4) De-identify from the situation.