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Emotional Intelligence Begins With “I”

Makarios Consulting

In the emotional realm, self-awareness is one of the building blocks of emotional intelligence (EQ). Travis Bradberry, author of the bestselling book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 , explains, “Self-Awareness is your ability to accurately perceive your emotions and stay aware of them as they happen.”

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Emotional Intelligence Begins With “I”

Makarios Consulting

In the emotional realm, self-awareness is one of the building blocks of emotional intelligence (EQ). Travis Bradberry, author of the bestselling book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 , explains, “Self-Awareness is your ability to accurately perceive your emotions and stay aware of them as they happen.”.

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How to build your emotional intelligence and look out for those around you

Tom Spencer

There are few responsibilities we have at work that won’t be handed over to computers and automatons in the decades to come, but one skill that will never be fully devolved to the robots is emotional intelligence. Every encounter you have at work is defined by the emotional intelligence of those involved.

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The Rise of AI Makes Emotional Intelligence More Important

Harvard Business

Self-driving cars will force over three thousand truck drivers to seek new forms of employment, and robotic production lines like Tesla’s will continue to eat away at manufacturing jobs, which are currently at 12 million and falling. Recognize your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to emotional intelligence.

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Servant Leadership: The Antidote to Toxic Workplaces

Rick Conlow

Employees want and need leaders who are humane, empathetic and skilled in emotional intelligence. Managers of the future will have the people skills to lead highly productive and engaging hybrid work teams. Companies lose $22 trillion dollars a year globally in poor productivity and performance because of toxic workplaces.

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Leadership is about People-First NOT Profit

Rick Conlow

Business is about the products, process, paycheck and profit. Yet, companies spend nearly 29 times more money on technology than on employee training. People are useable commodity products, not crucial business partners to most leaders. Spending on training is up but do not fool yourself. Leadership is about people-first.

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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.” Angry and upset, he goes from the board meeting to a team meeting to discuss a product issue.