4 Ways Emotional Intelligence Can Help Leaders Right Now

4 Ways Emotional Intelligence Can Help Leaders Right Now

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We’ve often heard the phrase that “Change is inevitable”. But now, each of one us is feeling it viscerally, literally, like a sucker punch. “Cometh the hour, Cometh the man” (or woman), said William Shakespeare. This blog is my attempt to help all Leaders who have the onerous responsibility of guiding their organizations, teams, families, and themselves through these trying and troubled times to rise to the occasion by tapping into the power of Emotional Intelligence within them. As a Leader, you’re responsible for the profits/revenue for your enterprise. To my understanding, you achieve it mostly by choosing to think right and make decisions that result in engagement and productivity of employees which inspires a culture of high-quality execution and innovation leading to customer retention. So, the question that begs…
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3 Behaviors Leaders need from Employees

3 Behaviors Leaders need from Employees

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I’ve been ruminating over the causes for friction: lack of collaboration, honesty, and trust in organizations. While this certainly boils down to culture, my take is that this happens due to a divide between what leaders expect from their employees and what employees expect from their leaders. So, this is my attempt share my thoughts on what leaders expect from their employees in terms for their behavioral skills in the current times. I reached out to many of my LinkedIn connections in my attempt to seek truth and this blog is a result of the insights I gained from their responses (thanks to my LinkedIn connections for their responses) The question I asked them was “If as a leader, you were to get a magic wand with which you could transform…
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The 3-Step Process For Developing An Emotionally Intelligent Workforce

The 3-Step Process For Developing An Emotionally Intelligent Workforce

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This blog is my more detailed response to a question Arnold Mascarenhas asked me about my thoughts were on how organizations can build EI into their workforce. If you’re reading this, I’m willing to bet that you’ve heard of the growing importance of ‘Emotional Intelligence,’ popularly known as EI or EQ in the age of Artificial Intelligence & Automation. EI refers to one’s capacity to understand and regulate emotions, both within oneself and in others, to guide one’s thinking and behaviour to develop stronger relationships with others. While EI has always been relevant and important to the world of business, there is now a greater urgency for organizations to enable their employees to become Emotionally Intelligent because of AI & Automation. Why, you may ask? With increasing AI & Automation, all…
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