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Tips to Increase and Display Your Emotional Intelligence
By Andres Lares, Managing partner at Shapiro Negotiations Institute and co-author of Persuade: The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions Emotional intelligence (EQ), is the ability to notice, understand and manage our own emotions as well as recognize, interpret, and influence the emotions of others. Emotional intelligence is crucial in building and sustaining relationships and influencing others. You will …
How to Reduce Stress in the Office: A Guide for Managers
Most employees deal with stress on a daily basis. Some stressful situations push workers to excel, such as trying to meet a deadline or rise above the work they did previously. However, when everyone feels as though they’re walking on eggshells and are worried about their employment, it’s probably an unhealthy environment that needs an overhaul. Because each person handles …
The Top Skills to Develop as a Leader or Manager
Are leaders born or made? It’s a valid question. After all, some of the greatest leaders seem to have emerged from the womb charismatic, influential and destined for greatness. However, most people must strive to develop leadership skills. Even those who seem powerful from the start must work to grow certain qualities. Thus, it’s entirely possible to learn how to …
A Leader’s Guide to Using Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
If you’re a team leader or manager, you might want to know more about emotional intelligence and how you can use it in the workplace. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage emotions effectively. It is a crucial skill for success in the workplace, as it can help you build better relationships, communicate more effectively, cope with stress, …
A Leader’s Guide to the Three C’s of Revenue
Companies need revenue, and the more the better—just like the inflow of water into the main pipe in a building. Revenue is generated by selling your company’s products and services. This revenue generation is influenced by investing in three Cs (representing the control of the lever and attached block that allows water to flow into the main pipe): All addressable …
16 Best Careers for People with Strong Leadership Skills
Are you looking for a job where you can use your strong leadership skills to manage larger teams and make more money? Are you the kind of person who feels as though they have the leadership skills to reach the top? Or, are you simply someone who is interested in exploring a new career that’s a shift from what you’re …
Emotional Intelligence as a Leader: What You Need to Know
Are you a leader or a manager who is interested in learning a little bit more about emotional intelligence? If so, you’ve come to the right place. After all, studies show that people with high emotional intelligence have better careers and are admired more by their co-workers. Check out the video below for a quick, 2-minute understanding of emotional intelligence. …
Soft Skills for Leaders: What They Are and Why They’re Important.
If you’ve been in business for long, you’ve heard about soft skills and how they can be used to help you in your role as a leader or a manager. Soft skills are a set of personal attributes, traits, and social abilities that enable people to interact with others in the workplace. Unlike hard skills, which refer to technical abilities …
How to Lead: Using Your Mindset to Become a Better Leader
I would like you to draw the letter Q on your forehead. Take your dominant hand. If you’re a lefty, that would be your left hand if you’re a righty, that would be your right hand. Now draw the letter Q on your forehead. Go ahead. It sounds silly, but I’m going somewhere with this. Once you’ve drawn the letter …