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Be Unapologetically You: The Emotional Intelligence Skills for Speaking Up
Why is it so hard to say what we really think? And feel? This post is a guide for using emotional intelligence to speak up for what matters.

Beyond Individual Identity: A Social Approach to Coaching Self Awareness and 360 Feedback
Transform how you coach self awareness with this social approach that helps clients move beyond binary thinking. Includes practical 3-step framework, case study, and coaching tools for handling 360 feedback resistance.

Want a Good Life? 3 Lessons from Harvard Grant Study
Discover how the 85‑year Harvard Study of Adult Development shows that strong relationships—not wealth or IQ—predict a longer, happier life.

Employees Are Facing Burnout. 5 Evidence-Based Emotional Intelligence Strategies for Leaders to Rekindle the Fire
Burnout is caused by basic emotional needs going unmet, and the antidote is for leaders and employees to leverage emotional intelligence.

6 Ways Emotional Intelligence Makes Decision Making Easier
Discover six research-backed ways emotional intelligence makes decision-making easier and more meaningful. Learn how EQ helps reduce decision fatigue, align choices with your values, and make the process more intentional—even when you’re under stress.

Emotions As a Motivation Supercharger: 3 Essential Questions to Feel Motivated
What makes motivation… motivating? Three powerful questions, a free worksheet, and powerful ways to strengthen energy from within (which we all need, especially when work/life feels challenging)

How Emotional Intelligence Drives Personal, Social, and Environmental Sustainability
Discover how emotional intelligence is the missing link to achieving sustainability—personally, socially, and environmentally—in a world facing emotional recession and AI-driven burnout.

The Power of Gratitude: How Focusing on the Good Changes Your Brain—and Your Life
Gratitude is more than a warm feeling. It’s a practice that changes how we relate to the world. How can you tap into the power of gratitude?

The Motivation Iceberg: 3 Tips to Unleash Motivation
How do you use emotional intelligence to fuel lasting motivation? The Motivation Iceberg is a simple, clear model for understanding how to motivate – even in WFH during a pandemic.

Stressed Out? 4 EQ Strategies for the End of the World (or Just a Bad Week)
Feeling overwhelmed? Discover four emotional intelligence strategies—from managing spirals to joy-snacking—that can help you navigate stress and tough times with clarity, resilience, and care.

How to Control Emotions Without Shutting Them Down: A 3-Step Process That Actually Works, and the Neuroscience Behind the Technique
How can you control your emotions without shutting them down? The answer is Navigating Emotions. Discover a science-backed 3-step VET method to manage emotions with emotional intelligence, reduce reactivity, and build resilience. Based on neuroscience and the Adaptive Theory of Emotions.

How to Thrive in a BANI World: Insights from the World’s Largest Study of Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is declining just when we need it most. Drawing from the the world’s largest EQ study, this article explores why and how to reverse the trend—with women leading the way toward emotionally intelligent leadership.