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4 Components of EQ

The 4 Components of Emotional Intelligence and How to Harness Them in the Workplace

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It shouldn’t be news to anyone by now that emotional intelligence, sometimes referred to as EQ, is a fundamental skill for professional success. Technical skills, intelligence, and overall competence may get you in the door, but rising to the top requires the more nuanced, relational and interpersonal skills encompassed by EQ. In order to harness…

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Emotional Intelligence and Leadership: What’s the Connection?

Emotional Intelligence and Leadership: What’s the Connection?

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When you think of a good leader, what qualities come to mind? In the workplace, we often consider intellectual intelligence, competence, and technical expertise the most important skills for employees. In fact, most leadership positions are given to employees who are performing the tasks of their current job well. Research shows, however, that specific skills…

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Emotional Intelligence Appraisal Results

The EQ Gap: Building on Self-Awareness While Tackling the Social Awareness Challenge

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Imagine knowing exactly what makes your workplace tick – the hidden patterns that drive collaboration, the subtle cues that build trust, and the skills that separate high-performing teams from the rest. TalentSmartEQ’s first annual State of EQ Report gives insight into hundreds of organization’s priorities and how EQ can influence outcomes. The report showed that…

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour: Lessons in Connection, Empathy, and Influence

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour wasn’t just a concert series; it was a cultural movement. To a packed house at her last concert on December 8th she kicked off the night by saying, “We have toured the entire world with this tour, we have had so many adventures. It has been the most exciting, powerful, electrifying,…

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Preventing Workplace Violence: 7 EQ Strategies for a Safer Environment

Preventing Workplace Violence: 7 EQ Strategies for a Safer Environment

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In the United States, incidents of violence have become alarmingly frequent in various settings, including churches, grocery stores, schools, and businesses. As workplace violence continues to rise, organizations are compelled to develop comprehensive prevention strategies. While physical safety measures like the “run, hide, fight” active shooter techniques are vital, there is another powerful approach to…

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Employee Development

4 Proven Strategies for Effective Employee Development

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In today’s competitive landscape, investing in employee development is not merely a nice perk; it’s a strategic imperative for enhancing well-being, communication, collaboration, relationships, and performance. While this sounds like a lot to tackle, we can do so by turning to Team Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Team EQ focuses on emotions and relationships, the two key factors in performance….

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EQ in Policing

How TalentSmartEQ’s “Developing EQ in Policing” Program Enhances De-Escalation Training for Law Enforcement

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As a leader at TalentSmartEQ, I helped design the “Developing EQ in Policing” program, a key component of modern de-escalation training used by law enforcement agencies across the country and in Canada. Agencies now provide EQ training for officers to address well-being, leadership, de-escalation, use of force, and recruitment.  These hands-on EQ training programs include…

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Better EQ = Better Performance

Realize your Potential with EQ in Action: A Targeted Way to Meet Workplace Transformation Head On

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What is EQ in Action? TalentSmartEQ proudly presents “EQ in Action,” a suite of programs designed to help learners apply the EQ skills needed to address their biggest individual and organizational challenges and meet change and transformation head-on. For now, the EQ in Action suite is only available to TalentSmartEQ Certified Trainers. This suite is…

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Leadership

Do Your Managers Have What It Takes? The Central Ingredient in Management Development Training

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Effective management is crucial for the success of any organization. Today, organizations across the globe realize the significance of investing in management development training to cultivate strong leaders. In this blog post, we will look at management development programs and delve into the transformative power of emotional intelligence (EQ) as the preferred training solution. Emotional…

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