“The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none”
Thomas Carlyle [Read more…]
The Importance Of Cultivating Empathy In The Workplace
Empathy is generally defined as “the ability to sense other people’s emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling.” Today, as the workplace continues to evolve, empathy is often expected in the workforce, with the added expectation that this change comes from the top. But according to the “2019 State of the Workplace Empathy Study,” reported on by HR Dive, “92% of CEOs believe their organization is empathetic, while only 72% of workers agree.”
Researchers note that empathy is an inherently human response, and we see it all the time. So if, as human beings, we are innately empathetic, why does empathy remain such a rare commodity in the workplace? And as business leaders, how do we toe the line of empathy without invading the personal space of others?
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Emotional Intelligence in the Age of Social Media
“We are being sold unhappiness, because unhappiness is where the money is”
Matt Haig in Notes on a Nervous Planet
Are Your New Year’s Resolutions Emotionally Intelligent?
If you’ve already given up on them, the answer is probably no. Carefully considering the emotions behind your New Year’s Resolutions (and yes, resolving not to make resolutions this year is still a resolution!) is key to making the most of the year ahead, and few of us do it right.
Whether you threw out a half-baked idea the first time someone asked you what changes you were planning on making in 2019 or spent hours online researching the psychology of habit-forming, it’s likely that you didn’t spend enough time considering your resolutions from the standpoint of emotional intelligence.
Emotional intelligence includes the ability to recognize, understand, appropriately express, and regulate your emotions. An emotionally intelligent resolution is one that takes into account your overall emotional landscape — what truly makes you happy?
What can you do to minimize or appropriately vent negative emotions? An emotionally intelligent approach to pursuing happiness is not hedonistic or short-sighted – it considers your overall and long-term happiness. It’s not about staying comfortable or avoiding difficult situations – if anything, emotionally intelligent people are more likely to take risks or ‘power through’ difficult situations because recognizing a negative emotion is the first step towards moving past it.
Here are the main things to consider when evaluating resolutions from an emotionally intelligent perspective.
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So this is Christmas and what am I doing?
So this is Christmas and what have you done?
Another year over, a new one just begun.
John Lennon ask us this question that, year after year, keeps us thinking about everything that happened and what we did (or didn’t do). It´s a time of balance and often of (re)definition of paths.
But then it’s Christmas and what are we doing now? [Read more…]
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