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Six Emotional Intelligence Skills for Sales Success

August 7, 2023

Confidence at Work, Empathy in Leadership

Emotional intelligence skills for sales consists of six specific skills that enable high performance throughout the sales cycle. Salespeople are in the business of making people happy. From small sales to big ones, the sales process is a trade of money for something that solves a problem or makes our lives better, easier, more effective, efficient, or just more beautiful. That’s why emotional intelligence is essential for increasing sales. In order to get to that magical moment where the seller…

Reduce Anxiety for Better Health

July 12, 2023

Confidence at Work

Sometimes anxiety may feel rational, but actually it’s not helping. Try these three tips to reduce anxiety and start bouncing back. Let’s face it. The global pandemic has left everyone with historic levels of leftover stress. Work–whether you have it or you don’t–is one source of stress. We all have fears. Letting your fears get the better of you is counterproductive. Stress can triggers hormones that can actually reduce your body’s immune responses and increase your risk for other health…

emotional intelligence skills self-regard, self-awareness, self-expression, empathy, decision making

Which Emotional Intelligence Skills Drive High Performance?

July 10, 2023

Confidence at Work, Decision Making, Empathy in Leadership, Trust at Work

A guide to the 5 emotional intelligence skills that consistently show up in effective leaders.

The Cycle of Trust and Mistrust: How the Expectations Effect Raises (or Lowers) Team Performance

February 24, 2023

Trust at Work

If you want to build a high performing company, start by building a high trust culture through emotional intelligence.

What to Do about Low Performers? Invest in them!

February 14, 2023

Empathy in Leadership, Team Alignment & 1:1s

My New Article in Forbes Explores The Real Reasons Behind Low Performance (And How To Help).

The Ten Most Popular Posts for Emotional Intelligence

December 30, 2022

Empathy in Leadership

If you are looking for inspirational reading to increase your leadership effectiveness in 2023, check out these ten popular posts. I trust my readers to tell me what they like. These popular posts are a great summary of the ideas behind my work as a coach and corporate trainer. Besides the top five posts on my blog, I’m also sharing the most popular posts that I shared on my social media as a research round-up about why emotional intelligence matters.…