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TalentSmartEQ Launches Leading Through Friction™
New leadership program designed to turn tension, emotion and change into performance
TalentSmartEQ Introduces New Sustainment Suite to Drive Lasting Behavior Change in Emotional Intelligence Development
New Sustainment Labs provide structured practice to help organizations turn EQ learning into measurable performance outcomes
2026 STATE OF EQ REPORT FINDS HUMAN SKILLS DRIVE PERFORMANCE IN AI ECONOMY
While Companies Race to Adopt AI, Many Lack the Skills to Make It Work
TalentSmartEQ Launches an AI-Powered Emotional Intelligence Coach Designed to Drive Lasting Behavior Change

TalentSmartEQ’s 2025 State of EQ Report Reveals Shift Toward People-First Approach
Spotlight on Emotional Intelligence as Solution to Emerging Workplace Challenges
Project EQ’s Emotional Intelligence Training Sets New Standard for Law Enforcement
West Virginia First to Provide Entire Police Force with Innovative EQ Skills

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Learning News

Internal misalignment slows AI-era execution

Complete AI Training

Human Skills Prove the Strongest Predictor of Performance in the AI Economy, TalentSmartEQ’s 2026 State of EQ Finds

Association for Talent Development

The EQ Advantage: How Emotional Intelligence is Key to Workplace Success

Training Industry

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Podcasts

People & Projects Podcast

Are You Removing the Wrong Friction?, with Maggie Sass and Ross Blankenship

Blanchard LeaderChat

What Friction Can Teach Us

Office Hours with David Meltzer

IG Live: Leadership, Fitness and Hospitality

The Hard Skills Podcast

The One Thing AI Can’t Fix for Leaders, with Drs. Ross Blankenship & Maggie Sass

Worthy to Lead with Kristiana Corona

FRICTION: How Tension, Emotion, and Change Reveal Better Leaders | with Dr. Maggie Sass and Dr. Ross Blankenship

The Positively Altered Podcast

From Broadway to Business: David Brzozowski’s Journey of Emotional Intelligence and Personal Growth

Police 1 Podcast

Emotional intelligence: The hidden skill every police officer needs

Podcast by Michael Beach

What does your Emotional Intelligence say about you?

The Path to Leadership

Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership with David Brzozowski

News Coverage

Fox 2 Detroit

Police in Warren go through emotional intelligence training

WXYZ Detroit

Warren police focus on improving interactions with citizens, dealing with trauma

First Alert 4

O’Fallon Police Department expands Crisis Intervention Team training to include emotional intelligence

WSAZ News Channel 3

New emotional intelligence training across West Virginia