Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Blog
Overcoming the Obstacles of Authenticity
Your organization is facing many tough decisions: how to return to the office, how to best respond to systemic racial...
Preparing for the New Gig Economy with Emotional Intelligence
When you think of the gig economy, what comes to mind? Ride-sharing? Grocery delivery? The truth is, gig or freelance...
Pressure Solution #7 – Recall You at Your Best
Flash back to your previous successes A lack of confidence in high-pressure situations is common to many of us, so...
What We Get Wrong About Empathy and How We Grow It
There are three common misconceptions about empathy: It makes us soft, unable to make tough calls, or be a strong...
Pressure Solution #6 – Recognize That You Are Worthy
Do you recall a pressure moment in which you didn’t do as well as you hoped? That was you in the past. Today is a new...
Pressure Solution #5 – Anticipate, Anticipate, Anticipate
The What If game? The rules are simple. Select an upcoming high-pressure situation. Let's say it's giving an important...
The Brain Science of Anxiety: One Crucial Insight to Set You Free
Do you sometimes feel you’re not doing enough? That you should be doing more? Do you feel on edge, nervous, unable to...
Pressure Solution #4 – Focus on Your Mission
There is probably no easier pressure solution to use before and during a pressure moment than this: FOCUS ON YOUR...
Pressure Solution #3 – Downsize the Importance
This pressure solution is spurred by the well-documented fact that the more important we appraise an event to be, the...