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Can EQ Help You Make Better Investment Decisions?

Do you make better investment decisions if you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs? Intuitively it seems sensible that the better you can understand and manage your emotions, the more likely you are to make good investment decisions. But is it really the case? Is there evidence that EQ helps you manage ‘fear and greed’ over the boom & bust cycle to make better decisions & earn higher returns? Read on to discover the findings from a large published study on this topic, as well as insights into the practical application of emotional competencies by world-leading investors like Warren Buffett and George Soros. Read the article

Emotional Intelligence and Leadership: The 3 Questions That Need Answers

The continued growth of EI in the business context has been driven by claims that EI can predict workplace and leadership performance. However, despite its popularity, some HR professionals remain unconvinced and have raised three important questions: (1) Are there particular jobs where EI is more important? (2) Is there any difference between EI and personality? (3) Is there a relationship to EI and leadership? Well, results from our 5-year global study involving nearly 7000 leaders reveal startling findings. Read the article

Six Skills that Build Mental Toughness - Part Two

In Part One of this two-part article I described the first three skills that provide an inside view of how the mind of a champion works. In this article I describe the three additional skills that elite athletes cultivate to build mental toughness. These skills enable you to take emotional control in response to frustration and disappointment and stay mentally alert and focused to deal with distractions and stress. Collectively these six skills are components of emotional intelligence (EI) and they are the building blocks that make up the mind of a champion. Read the article

Six Skills that Build Mental Toughness

This month athletes competed in the greatest sporting show on earth, the difference between winning and losing was measured in fractions of a second, and in millimeters. Mentally and emotionally, the difference was far greater. So what are the skills you need to forge a high-performing mind and develop rock solid mental toughness in the face of life’s opportunities and challenges? Read the article

Happiness, Engagement & Success

For many years now, research has demonstrated that there is a clear relationship between “success” and “happiness”. However, recent findings from Gallup's biggest survey ever have rocked the behavioural science world on its axis, with profound implications for business. Read the article

Resilience - 7 Rules to Bullet Proof Your Kids!

After you’ve told your children that you love them and they must never doubt the value of their lives, what’s the number one skill they need to succeed? Resilience. The ability to bounce back from setback, heartbreak, injustice, and rise to life’s opportunities is quite simply the one skill that every parent should teach their children. Read the article

Inspiring Leaders: What They All Do Well and How Everyone Can Do It

Great leaders inspire us to act and give us a sense of purpose that has little to do with any external incentive or reward. They have a remarkable ability to tap into the very personal, intrinsic motivations that drive each of us and help us reach for something better in ourselves. Now imagine if the ability to inspire others could be practised not just by a select few, but by the majority... Read the article

What is Emotional Intelligence and How Do You Measure & Build It?

Great leaders have the skills to manage their emotions and moods well and influence the emotions and moods of other people toward positive outcomes. In other words, they possess a set of skills, referred to collectively as Emotional Intelligence.Unfortunately, poor emotional intelligence is fairly common in the workplace and the consequences are costing companies millions in high turnover. Read the article