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Facing vast challenges, it’s easy to lose optimism. Yet new research says it’s the key to change. How do we renew this resource? The combination of emotional intelligence and Emergent Strategy offers a path
Read MoreExceptional leaders have mastered the art of deep, active listening. Here are 4 practical tips to use emotional intelligence to listen well.
Read MoreThere’s a LOT to learn… but first: What is learning? How can the latest neuroscience help us understand how learning works best — for ourselves, at work, at school… in life!
Read MoreNew research: The hybrid workplace is here. Do we have the emotional intelligence skills to make it work?
Read MoreIt’s time to rethink mental health as a resource for thriving, and learn how emotional intelligence can help us create full vitality.
Read MoreIn the storms of volatility fueled by COVID-19 news, both real and sensational, how do we maintain equilibrium? Collected resources on emotional intelligence to help.
Read MoreEmotions around race and racism are big and complex. And perhaps they’re an important message — an invitation from you, to you?
Read MoreCompanies are beginning to realize: We’re not “going back to normal” anytime soon… and employees are seeing that work from home has some benefits, but many costs. As leaders plan to develop the workforce for the future… what should employees be doing to be ready for the future?
Read MoreAt a neurological level, how does the brain actually learn, and what’s the role of emotion? What’s the implication for education and training?
Read MoreWhy do feelings matter to leaders? Interview with Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence, on a new leadership imperative for optimizing human performance and the research that makes attention to feelings a bottom-line priority.
Read MoreWe face massive challenges in our world, and in our daily lives. The neuroscience of stress makes these harder to deal with — but also offers a way forward.
Read MoreFear is the key to change. Here’s how to understand it, transform it — or more forward anyway.
Read MoreWhat if all our feelings had value? Many people see emotions as “good” or “bad” — which leaves us in a constant state of internal struggle against our own feelings. Here’s a framework to rethink feelings as valuable signals about what’s important.
Read MoreAfter 250 Grow U classes sharing emotional wellbeing with the world, we’re celebrating, sharing what works – and announcing the next steps
Read MoreThe progress and problems that define the Digital Era are the logical conclusion of 100 years dedicated to cognitive intelligence. What would emerge from 100 years dedicated to emotional intelligence?
Read MoreHow do you use emotional intelligence training for business? Three key ingredients + 15 tips, based on interviews with dozens of business leaders.
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 MoreJoin the 2020 State of the Heart research collecting additional data on emotional intelligence in the world — and get your UNLOCKING EQ profile free!
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 MoreJoin this powerful conversation with an intergenerational, global panel of activists, researchers and educators at the intersection of emotions, climate change and youth.
Read MoreChallenge – let’s counter “social distancing” by changing it to “physical distancing… together” & using this time for strengthening connections. Caring emotions are also contagious!
Read MoreExplore the defining dilemmas and dichotomies of the digital era, and how to apply emotional intelligence for a better future.
Read MoreHappy Birthday Anabel Jensen! Here are wishes from the Six Seconds community on your 80th birthday, and how we’re inspired by your work and commitment to EQ.
Read MoreCommunication in the workplace is a constant challenge. Fortunately, research on emotions and the brain has helped clarify key communication tools.
Read MoreEmotional intelligence steps onto the global stage at the United Nations’ first EQ conference. What happened there?
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 MoreMake clear commitments without wiggle room and you will empower yourself and others.
Read MoreFive powerful insights from the world’s largest study on emotional intelligence shows keys to wellbeing, gender differences, and how we might finally understand changing generations.
Read MoreIf you could teach millions of people and raise their awareness & ability to advance the SDGs, what would you choose to teach?
Read MoreWhat does it mean to “grow” as a person, and what’s the role of EQ? New research findings on global emotional intelligence show us what’s supporting and inhibiting growth.
Read MoreWhat’s happening with emotional intelligence in the world today? Here are the latest insights from the world’s most extensive study of EQ.
Read MoreHeading back to school, mixed with hope & fear. How can we help students (anyone) feel belonging and acceptance as they are — while also supporting them to keep growing?
Read MoreDecisions descisions… how do we make them, and can we make better decisions? Contrary to common belief, emotions may just be the key.
Read MoreYou’ve told your kid “a million times” and frustration is rising. What if there was another way to see the situation? Here’s a 90-second tip for parents to use empathy to diffuse conflict and frustration.
Read MoreWhat is that emotional component of community? How does it fare in these days of dissent and dissolution? If we want to strengthen community, how can emotional intelligence fuel this connection?
Read MoreWant to know how to improve emotional intelligence? Here’s how to tune in to start, with downloadable resources + power tips from our certified practitioners all around the world on increasing self-awareness
Read MoreLearning can be an awkward, even painful, process of repeated failure. What can an Olympic-level failure teach us?
Read MoreAfter horrific events in the news, do you share your feelings w kids/students… or try to reassure by hiding your feelings? How can we talk with children about these difficult feelings?
Read MoreFor teens struggling with a brutal addiction to solvents, hope and healing seem far away. Traditional culture & the Medicine Wheel combine with emotional intelligence to support a path forward for the children, and their counselors.
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