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What creates and sustains positive culture, at an organization, school, family, etc? It really comes down to emotions, and by extension, emotional intelligence. Here are resources to use EQ to create a positive culture.
Can we measure and increase Employee Engagement in an economic challenge? What’s the benefit? Case study at Komatsu plant using “Vital Signs” and “Emotional Intelligence”: engagement increased from 33 to 70%. At the same time, plant performance increased by 9.4%.
Read MoreCan emotions be part of organizational strategy? Here are 5 expert insights and the latest research on improving performance by being smart with feelings, aka, emotional intelligence.
Read MoreWhat are the links between emotional intelligence and leadership performance? New research shows 66% of the variation in scores on leadership outcomes are predicted by five key leadership drivers – and people with higher emotional intelligence are seven times as likely to earn high scores on these factors.
Read MoreWhat are the key challenges people face at work? How are organizations building the capacity to address these challenges? We began the study in 2007 (originally called the Workplace Issues Report) to understand how leaders were perceiving the people-side of their work — and the role emotional intelligence place in performance.
Read MoreWe are in a time of change – are managers ready? Join Jeff Kinsley – Managing Director International Learning and Development at FedEx; Princess Ayers-Stewart – Director, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at REI; and Joshua Freedman – the CEO of Six Seconds, in powerful conversation to rethink the role of the manager in today’s context.
Read MoreIn a three-year study of AMADORI, a supplier of McDonald’s in Europe, emotional intelligence, individual performance, organizational engagement, and organizational performance were assessed. Emotional intelligence was found to predict 47% of the variation in manager’s performance management scores. Emotional intelligence was also massively correlated with increased organizational engagement with 76% of the variation in engagement predicted by manager EQ. Finally, plants with higher organizational engagement achieved higher bottom-line results building a link between EQ->Engagement->Performance. During this period, employee turnover also dropped by 63%.
Read MoreEQCON 2018 burst onto the scene to energize and amplify the North American Six Seconds Network. Video highlights from the conference.
Read MoreWhat lessons can we learn from a pioneering company to build community and good business? Here are six insights from Patagonia’s journey to create alignment and commitment to a shared purpose.
Read MoreWhat does research show about using assessments to guide effective implementation of social emotional learning? Here are highlights from a new journal article.
Read MoreLara Williams of Momentum4 brings us this case study to see how EQ tools in action can deliver positive outcomes to leadership training.
Read MoreTo reach their strategic objectives, Hyundai’s manufacturing team in Turkey identified a key need: Agility requires managers to build their creativity. To build those capabilities, here’s how Hayatın Ritmi, Six Seconds’ Partner in Turkey, is working with the company to leverage the emotional intelligence Brain Talents to set a context for innovation.
Read MoreWhat happens when organizations prioritize emotional intelligence development? New research shows a remarkable effect.
Read MoreNew research is shedding light on what middle schoolers are feeling about school and learning — and what makes social emotional learning (SEL) effective for young adolescents. They crave authenticity and connection, but are not finding these at school.
Read MoreBest practices for hiring with emotional intelligence – attract, select, and onboard talent with EQ. There is now a range of practical EQ tools for hiring.
Read MoreWhat does ’employee engagement’ really mean? And is that enough to drive the results we need?
Read MoreA multi-year intervention in an American chemical manufacturing plant led to a 91% improvement in employee engagement which was correlated with a 167% increase in production quality and an 83% decrease in reportable safety incidents. The project focused moving away from a “safety program” and replacing that with a “culture of safety” based on a […]
Read MoreWhat makes a leader into someone worth following? Is it their title? Their actions? Or maybe something more — something that is both rational and emotional.
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