Social Skills Curriculum May Prepare Tots for Job Success
We were talking about the ability to thrive in the workplace and the challenges that each job presents. Emotional intelligence, also known as EQ, encompasses...
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Why We Should Be Grateful for Our “Haters”
For some people, the thought of having haters is as fascinating as wondering about life on other planets. And just as pointless. What's to gain...
Black Emotional Intelligence (BEI) for Executives
The following was written by James C. Wadley, Ph.D.: As a licensed professional counselor and marriage, family, and sexuality therapist, I frequently work with back...
STFU and Do Your Job
Speaking out of anger and other poorly timed communication can derail your career. How to recognize the five work situations when it's best to keep...
Hiring Emotionally Intelligent Employees Is Crucial To Growing Your Business
Determining who you hire for a job plays a big part in forming your company’s culture. Beyond reviewing a candidate’s resume there are certain questions...
Learning Soft Skills in Childhood May Prevent Hard Problems Later
The academic skills that were taught as part of Fast Track turned out to have less of an impact on crime and delinquency rates than...
5 Reasons Entrepreneurs Should Cultivate Emotional Intelligence
Emotional blind spots impair perception, especially during interpersonal interactions. Cultivating a better understanding of emotions, as well as learning how to influence them, is therefore...
Dr. Vikki Johnson Unleashes ‘Soul Wealth’ on Entrepreneurs
Dr. Vikki believes that, all too often, people get caught up in the "ego of success" which can lead to arrogance (the opposite of confidence)....
5 Strategies for Building Your Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is our ability to be aware of, influence, and express our emotions, and to perceive and influence those of others....
How to Handle the Emotions of Racial Injustice While at Work
As our country sits enraged about numerous moments of injustice, we still have to get up, go to work and “wear the mask.†How do...