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Hiring with a Focus on Emotional Intelligence

Gina Abudi

Abudi Consulting Group has been working with an increasing number of our clients to focus their hiring practices on emotional intelligence. Research has shown that emotional intelligence (EQ) is necessary for organizations who focus on consensus building, relationship building and collaboration to achieve goals.

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

The Management Centre

Are you an aspiring manager? 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. If you’re undecided whether a management role is the right move for you, then use this guide to help you work out your options.

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The Impact of AI on the Management Consulting Industry

Tom Spencer

There is a concern that the 4 th industrial revolution will lead AI technologies to replace many white collar workers, including management consultants, whose daily tasks involve finding, organising, analysing, and evaluating information in order to solve their client’s most challenging problems.

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The Downsides of Being Very Emotionally Intelligent

Harvard Business

Gemma’s manager enjoys dealing with her, as she rarely complains about anything, is reliable and dependable, and shows great levels of organizational citizenship. Furthermore, Gemma’s personality also means that she is generally engaged at work, even when her boss is not doing a great job at managing her.

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How to Be a Rising Star at Google

CaseInterview.com

The idea was to figure out what’s working, and to use that insight to modify their recruiting and professional development efforts. They created a data set with every employee's recruiting assessment, performance reviews, and promotions history. All of the other “soft skills” were based around emotional intelligence (EQ).

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2016 Top 10 U.S. MBA programs for Management Consulting

Management Consulted

MBA programs for Management Consulting – and the results may surprise you. Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University. The Class of 2015 had a full 35% of its graduates accept offers in the consulting field, and Kellogg has become a hot recruiting spot across top firms – but especially for McKinsey.

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How to Become a Better Mentor

Tom Spencer

Oftentimes, I was paired with an upper-year student or recent graduate who worked at a management consulting firm. At my company, everyone is assigned a coach, who is usually at the senior manager or director level. Recruiting is tough, regardless of profession or industry. Emotional intelligence > cognitive intelligence.

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