In 2025 and beyond, schools need to teach more than just ‘the basics’
Increasingly, non-cognitive skills, also known as “soft skills,” are being recognized as helping predict important life outcomes for students.
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Explainer: what is emotional intelligence and why do you need it?
Self-awareness and an ability to regulate how you act on your emotions are crucial components of emotional intelligence.
How to handle difficult conversations in your early career, from salary negotiation to solving conflict
Approaching difficult conversations in the workplace effectively creates a more positive professional environment.
Why empathy is the ultimate leadership skill
Managers, it turns out, rated expressing empathy as the most challenging communication skills, above asking questions and providing feedback.
Emotional intelligence is the key to more successful entrepreneurs
Our research found two characteristics of societal emotional intelligence are more likely to foster social entrepreneurship: eudaimonic well-being and sociability. Social entrepreneurship, as previously mentioned, leads to innovation that addresses social issues.
People with greater emotional intelligence are better at spotting misinformation
The global proliferation of social media, the 24-hour news cycle and consumers’ ravenous desire for news means that today, misinformation is more abundant and accessible than ever.
Celtic’s Neil Lennon: how a hothead player found emotional intelligence as a manager
Once he was unpredictable and volatile, easy for opposing fans to wind up and quick to lose his temper on the pitch. These days, as Celtic’s manager, Neil Lennon is a much calmer, mellower figure…
Understanding emotions is nearly as important as IQ for students’ academic success
The ability to understand emotions contributes almost as much to students’ grades as their IQ. Past studies show two personal qualities are important for student academic success – intelligence and conscientiousness.IQ scores explain about 15%of the differences between students’ grades. Conscientiousness, such as having the diligence to do enough study, explains about 5%.
Emotional intelligence is life and death where I’m from
As a teacher with the Toronto District School Board and a PhD candidate in York University’s Faculty of Education, I now focus my research on mental health and its influence on the success of Black youth throughout our education system.
How anti-Black racism on Canadian university campuses robs us all
Black Canadian literature dates back to the late 18th century, as do critiques of Canadian racism. In this moment, prominent young Black Canadian writers and activists, emerging from a white supremacist Canadian university system, are writing and speaking openly about the ways their experiences in higher education have shaped their activism.
Motivation matters — so this summer, rekindle your energy and your leadership style
Finding motivation to make changes as a leader can be both daunting and exciting — particularly in the summer, traditionally a time of vacation or respite from year-round routines. Play is important for rejuvenation and…
How a humanities degree will serve you in a disruptive economy
I don’t know why we call them “soft skills.” They’re certainly not easy to learn, although they are as valuable and necessary as the skills doctors use in surgery, bankers use to assess risk and…
Defining EI and starting with self-awareness
Sometimes it’s helpful to return to the basics. How do we describe Emotional Intelligence? It can be difficult to reduce it to a single explanation. There does tend to be agreement, however, that both self-awareness…
How to Respond When Someone Is Emotional – Outsmart Your Brain
Marcia Reynolds is an elite coach and she is very well respected in the coaching world. Bryant H. McGill said, “One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has…
