EQ Leadership

By the time I got to the car rental counter, I was already annoyed. The flight in had been long, and the ‘In-Terminal’ rental car pickup had magically morphed into ‘a representative from the car rental company is in the terminal and can show you where the shuttle bus will pick you up’. Time was…

One of the most compelling, and confounding questions about investing in developing emotional intelligence (or any leadership training) is “What’s the ROI”? While on the surface the case for developing emotional intelligence in leaders makes sense (who doesn’t want to work for someone who is emotionally intelligent), can we really point to any difference that…

You have probably seen the TV commercial for Snickers Bars that has the tagline ‘You are not yourself when you are hungry’. If you have ever suffered from being ‘hangry’ (hungry that makes angry) you can likely relate. There is a well-established connection between our physiological state, and our resulting emotional state and subsequent behaviour. …

Collaboration isn’t always easy. Seeing the world from different points of view and bringing our own experiences and interpretations to every endeavor creates plenty of opportunity for conflict, and requires that we are able to have control over the way we interact with others. When our own values or beliefs bump up against things that…

2017 has been an exciting year for us here at The EQ Development Group, and we hope it has been for you too! The run up to Christmas and the holiday season can be a frantic time for sure, and we are in the process of getting things wrapped up. Visits with family and friends,…

It was an exciting week here at the EQ Development Group. On Thursday, our new workshop ‘The Emotionally Effective Leader’ was officially launched by Multi-Health Systems (MHS). MHS is the world-wide rights holder for the EQ-i 2.0 & EQ360, and we can’t think of a better partner to work with in making this course available…

We underestimate the value of Emotional Expression. What is Emotional expression? It’s translating our thoughts for the people around us. It’s making our inner concerns, questions, thought processes, and internal jumps for joy transparent for our colleagues and people around us. In the U.S., we spent decades telling workers that emotions had no place in…

People often ask me what they need to do to develop their emotional intelligence. It’s a tough question to answer – specific development opportunities vary greatly from person to person. What one person may need or want to work on will be different from someone else. However, there are certain things that everyone who wants…

One of the most enjoyable parts of my work is getting to work with leaders who have moved into their first leadership role. I get to hear about the victories and the successes as well as the challenges, some of which have been identified by the leader, and some that have been identified to the…

For many people, Spring Break travel is now done and everyone is back to work or school. If you got away over the past few weeks, I hope you had a good time! Travelling back from my own Spring Break trip, I reflected on how travelling, whether solo, as a couple, or as a group,…