Leaders Worth Following
What makes a leader into someone worth following? Is it their title? Their actions? Or maybe something more — something that is both rational and emotional.
Read MoreCategory: EQ Business
Leveraging Six Seconds’ unique insight to the people-side of performance, articles in this section support leaders to increase organizational effectiveness and create enduring value for all stakeholders.
Assent, Dissent, Descent
Recently… I told Emma (8-year-old daughter) she needed to get dressed to go. Instant protest, heel-dragging, power struggle. Yet we were going to do something she wanted! I observed a new cross-functional team starting up. The person assigned to schedule the first meeting asserted, “Since no one else wants to, I will chair the team.” […]
Read MoreHealthcare Case Study: EQ Reduces Stress
Researchers found that healthcare professional high in emotional intelligence are far more effective in a number of key performance areas including stress management, showing that these skills are critical for healthcare professionals – and especially those in leadership positions.
Read MoreWhite Paper: Emotional Contagion
Emotions serve to focus our attention on aspects of the world that help us thrive. They provide information about our interior world and about our relationships. For this survival function to operate optimally, we are highly sensitive to emotional signals in the environment. One person’s emotions are affected by others’. This effect is called “Emotional […]
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