What's new // Emotional Intelligence
If you ask white folks about the over-representation of white folks on screen, they will often misunderstand and/or underestimate the degree and seriousness of over-representation. Luckily we have some tools to help us with our reality testing…
Being able to accept and integrate new information is an emotional intelligence skill. Many of us think of reality testing as cognitive intelligence. To really grapple deeply with this, consider this funny thing about humans…
The Flames are done for the Season. They were beaten in four straight games and finished last week. And now the Oilers will go on and Flames fans will have to decide…
In which Mike tells us a little about himself, coaching, developing EI, and the power of having a team that truly works and pulls together…
In which Sherwin admits he’s not perfect when he interacts with tech support staff, and commits to doing better in 2016 by working on his emotional intelligence skills…
Beth Dean is an accomplished designer and is working with Facebook (on authenticity and transparency) – she has also taken some extra time to elaborate on her thoughts on emotional intelligence in design…
The backwards bicycle was designed by some welders that work with Destin, an internet-famous science communicator. He’s funny and engaging and his videos are really great. Destin’s experience with the backwards bicycle is a fascinating window into a real life learning scenario. The backwards bicycle is just a regular bike, but the handle bar has…
2015 is a new beginning – Sherwin reflects on the how certain terms can be alienating …
I really enjoy Instagram. I get joy from posting photos to Instagram and also from seeing the photos that other folks are posting. Like other social media, I’m a bit of a late adopter. I’ve discovered that there are ways to be on Instagram with more and less emotional intelligence…
We have new (not that new) anti-spam laws in Canada, and it reminds me of how important consent is …
Here’s an interview with Kaj Gyr with Radio Nelson. David Cory gets a chance to talk about emotions, the difference between emotional intelligence and emotional …
Joyous New Year. Not everyone makes resolutions. Not everyone makes resolutions that relate to emotional intelligence…
The Bechdel test is hitting the mainstream, and I think it has some emotionally intelligent features …
Social and emotional intelligence skills are critical to success at work. And life. Some folks have an abundance of emotional intelligence. But what about the rest of us?
A surprising amount of meaning can me made in 140 characters. And as we say in brand management, it’s not what you say, it’s what people hear…
This lecture that Goleman gave at TED is an interesting reflection on compassion, connection and the role of information in caring…
In this video, Melanie Rudd explains the results of some research at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Do you have an experience of too little time? Are you time hungry? …
IDEO is a world leader in product design. The founder David Kelley tells us why empathy is so important to good design…
This short video features Kim Cairns speaking about the joys of working with clients on their emotional intelligence skills.
This exhibition from the World Science Festival, from the panel on “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus” is a good example of leadership and raises interesting questions about the universality of human capacity and human experience…
