In a work team setting, understanding your own emotions – as well as those around you – will help you react more effectively to challenges. Emotional regulation in work teams requires an awareness of your own state of mind and how your reactions affect the people around you.
Read moreCharacter, Substance, and Style in Business Leadership
If you have your sights set on an executive career path, how you develop your executive presence matters. Moving into a business leadership role requires the right combination of character, substance, and style.
Read moreAssertive Communication Skills for Career Growth
When did you last stand up for yourself at work? Whether asking for a well-earned raise or promotion, or sharing an idea in a meeting, assertive communication can help you stand a little taller and own your value in your career.
Read moreCracking the Executive Presence Puzzle
We all know someone who exudes an air of professionalism and confidence, but it’s not always easy to put a finger on what makes them stand out. Beyond a professional appearance and demeanor, what goes into true executive presence? While some people come to it naturally, most of us must cultivate it over the course of our careers.
Read moreSocial and Emotional Intelligence in Team Dynamics
Do you lead a team? Are you part of a team? Even if you run a business of one, you need to interact with others to successfully complete your work. Team dynamics impact every professional on some level, and understanding how emotional intelligence improves team relationships will help you move past everyday challenges.
Read moreHow to Build Leadership Skills at Work
After a difficult year, we could all use a boost of energy and inspiration at work. If you currently manage others, your team’s morale should count among your top priorities this year. As you build leadership skills, you learn how to motivate people through even the most challenging times – and companies need strong leaders now more than ever.
Read moreAccurate Self-Assessment at Work
You don’t know what you don’t know. More importantly, if you never stop to consider what you don’t know, you unnecessarily limit yourself and your career. Moving forward by gaining skills and competencies requires an accurate self-assessment so you can see your blind spots and allow room for growth.
Read moreGain a New Career Perspective with Service Orientation
When we have our heads down as we focus on work, we can lose sight of some of our long-term goals and needs. This month, I encourage you to shift your career perspective and consider how service orientation can help you stay in touch with the big picture.
Read moreWhat are you building?
Sometimes the simplest of tools can help you achieve more. Here is one that I recommend. BUILD and each letter stands for an area of focus each day.
B - Body: How did you take care of your body today?
U - You: What did you do today that you just wanted to do?
I - Income: What did you do today to make more money?
L - Relationships: How did you take care of your personal and business relationships today?
D - Development: What did you do today to develop yourself?
The Role of Stress Management in Emotional Intelligence at Work
Before we dive into the juicy topic of emotional intelligence at work and how your stress management affects it, let’s pause. Take a moment to assess how you feel right now – and how stress could be shaping your outlook in this very moment.
Read moreEmpathy at Work and in Life
Stress tends to ramp up this time of year. You might experience it yourself, and you might see it playing out with coworkers, loved ones and strangers around you. New year work deadlines, ramping up of client projects, cold weather, tax season, traffic – you name it. The good news? Practicing empathy at work and throughout your daily life can help you manage stress and change your perspective a bit.
Read moreWorking with Intention
While your Thanksgiving holiday might have looked a little different this year, I hope it left you with a feeling of gratitude and a sense of abundance that will carry you through the last month of 2020 and the new year. With an eye toward an abundant future, and the growth mindset that supports it, I want to touch on the idea of working with intention.
Read moreCultivating Realistic Optimism to Improve Your Career and Life
For the next several months, I will be focusing heavily on how key emotional intelligence skills can better serve you in your career and personal life. As we prepare to give thanks for everything good in our lives this month, I think it’s a good time to talk about realistic optimism.
Especially on the heels of many difficult months, thanks to the pandemic, you might feel a touch more bleak than usual. Life this year has been anything but normal, but it can help you to look for the good anyway.
Read moreTop 5 Reasons to Hire an Executive Coach
The people on your leadership team likely made it there thanks to their proven expertise and successful record in your business and industry. While they are certainly well qualified to run a business, working with a skilled coach can help them achieve even more for your organization. When you hire an executive coach, you invest in your people and processes for the long-term.
Read moreRelevant at any Age: Career Success in Spite of Ageism
Does it feel like you spent the first 10-20 years of your career trying to prove yourself and climb the ladder only to be met with ageism as a more seasoned professional? For those of us in the 40+ age category, we need to own our experience and skills to remain relevant at any age.
Read moreSupporting Struggling Employees During a Global Crisis
The best business leaders have always understood that work flows better when people are healthy, happy and supported. Now, more than ever, leaders need to recognize that supporting struggling employees helps boost morale, contributes to a sense of belonging, and helps employees stay engaged and productive.
Read moreHow Emotional Intelligence Influences Career Success
Research has shown that technical skills and knowledge can only take a person so far. Your career success journey should include attention to relationship-building and other interpersonal skills. Otherwise known as emotional quotient (EQ) or emotional intelligence, these skills allow you to connect, collaborate, inspire and lead more effectively than logic or analytics (aka IQ) alone.
Read moreThe Future of Work: Business and Workforce Planning 2020
While we have experienced an enormous global shift this year, life and business continue to move forward and both require tending and attention to ensure their health. Business and workforce planning 2020 will call upon business leaders to deploy resources quickly and strategically to maximize opportunities.
Read more10 Zero-cost Ways to Invest in Yourself
What have you done for your most important client lately? I am not talking about work – I am talking about you. If you neglect yourself and focus only on work and family, you set yourself up for burnout and depletion. On the flip side, when you invest in yourself, you reconnect with what moves you and drives you forward.
Read moreA Changing Workforce: The Coronavirus Impact on HR
No amount of technology, AI or automation will take the “human” out of human resources. The current pandemic has brought to light some workforce needs that require a human touch. As we continue to navigate the coronavirus impact on HR, business leaders will need to develop an approach that addresses workforce needs beyond tools and technology.
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