Emotional intelligence and the bystander effect
Being a bystander is the opposite of being a leader. The bystander chooses to remain uninvolved and takes no action.
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Let them be in emotional pain
Bearing witness, acknowledging, is powerful. Our culture has somehow made a habit of avoiding pain and encouraging others to avoid pain.
Empathy and motivation
Simon Sinek shares some challenging and provocative messages for leaders! Good reframes here.
How to build driven teams
Autonomy, mastery, and purpose! For the win. This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.
Six steps to improve your emotional intelligence, by Ramona Hacker
This talk by Ramona Hacker is a nice perspective on emotional intelligence. It’s great that she identifies the negative connotations that “emotional” has. She is a big proponent of journaling and Brené Brown. The three…
Kimberlé Crenshaw, On Intersectionality, WOW 2016
Professor Crenshaw is a giant in the field of critical race theory and she is probably best well know for coining the term intersectionality. As an academic and lawyer she works at UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law School This presentation that Crenshaw gave at WOW 2016 is a helpful overview of the concept of intersectionality.
We don’t “move on” from grief; we move forward with it
In a talk that’s by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, writer and podcaster Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her candid approach to something that will, let’s face it, affect us all,…
Emotional intelligence training review by Lori Sone-Cooper, CHRL, CHRP
The curriculum has been so rich and the practice so enlightening. Thank you to all of you for creating a safe environment David.I want to thank you for your facilitation. You’re so knowledgeable and so helpful and really energizing in terms of what you brought out in our group.
Improving emotional intelligence skills
EITC’s mission is to create permanent, sustainable change in individuals and organizations through the development of emotional intelligence skills.
“Sam wondered if emotional intelligence could explain why some teams excelled…”
This is a story about Sam. Sam works in human resources, aka people services, at Company X. Sam discovers how to get certified in emotional intelligence assessment, so that he can help all the teams…
Why you think you’re right — even if you’re wrong
The soldier mindset represents motivated reasoning. This is a nice talk about how our personal commitments can impact our reality testing.
Learning and development manager, Fernanda Domeniche
From the Manager of Learning and Development of a Financial Services Company at the completion our online EQ-I 2.0 certification course last week. “Thank you to Jill as well and to everyone here. I’ve learned…
Optimism and race aware people services
There is a large and growing realm of research about race-aware human resource and team building policies. What it all points to is that so-called “colour-blind” policies don’t work – they protect racism. Take for…
How to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch at TED
Guy Winch does an amazing job in this TED talk pointing out the disparity between our attention and cultural fixation on physical health, and our lack of shared cared for our emotional health. What do…
Elizabeth Cox: The surprising link between stress and memory | TED Talk
Stress has so many physiological effects and an important part of emotional intelligence is stress management. Here’s a short helpful video on the relationship between stress and memory (cognitive functioning!). Enjoy!
Brené Brown: Listening to shame | TED Talk
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on….
Coaching for drive | The Emotional Intelligence Training Company, Inc.
How can we understand drive using the Emotional Intelligence model? In this webinar David Cory clarifies how we use drive and identifies the EI skills most connected to it… Source: David Cory webinar recap: Coaching…
Everyday compassion at Google
Google’s “Jolly Good Fellow,” Chade-Meng Tan, talks about how the company practices compassion in its everyday business — and its bold side projects.
The GI Joe Fallacy: knowing is not half the battle | Interrobang Magazine
Cognitive biases require more than knowing about them to overcome them…