The Signs are There

I hear you, I hear you. But, are you listening? Some version of this interaction takes place thousands (if not more) of times a day. Trying to communicate with someone while they are looking at their phone is an observable nonverbal cue. It communicates that their focus and attention is somewhere else. It implies that … More The Signs are There

What is Synchrony and why is it powerful at work?

Finishing each otherโ€™s sentences. A look that says volumes. Energy that positively crackles. This is not a romance story โ€“ it is what happens when a group of people develop ๐™จ๐™ฎ๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฎ. According to The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania professor and author Michael Platt, when people work well together โ€“ cooperating, information sharing, and … More What is Synchrony and why is it powerful at work?

How do High-Intensity Emotions Impact You?

Are we always seeking the next emotional high? Researchers have studied emotions for decades considering the intensity, duration, variables, triggers, and situations. ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™–๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™– ๐™จ๐™˜๐™–๐™ก๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š. The intensity of positive emotions can feel energetic or motivating, but could it ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ … More How do High-Intensity Emotions Impact You?

Remote Work did not Cause the Employee Disconnection

Organizational behavior, management, professional growth, and learning opportunities can effect employee engagement. With all of our technology connecting us across global boundaries, if we cannot acknowledge the strengths, emotions, and concerns we have and cannot speak to each other as human beings, the geographical location isn’t the problem. The human connection is. So, to foster … More Remote Work did not Cause the Employee Disconnection

Is it Better to be Trusted or Respected?

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ ๐——๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ Research suggests that leaders and managers tend to emphasize their competence and strength while downplaying benevolence โ€” an approach that can often undermine trust more than enhance it. Professor Kent Grayson Associate Professor of Marketing at Kellogg Institute of Management, Northwestern University, shares insights from his more than 20 years … More Is it Better to be Trusted or Respected?

How do we Create a Meaningful Life?

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€. While philosophers have questioned the meaning of life for thousands of years, researchers in positive psychology have tried to define the human capacity to think, perceive, and evaluate what is meaningful. According to research by Martela & Steger (2016), while … More How do we Create a Meaningful Life?

Adaptability is an Emotional Intelligence Strategy

๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ โ€“ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. There are healthier ways to respond, like reappraisal, and unhealthy ways, like avoiding or suppressing emotions. The ability to regulate our own emotions positively is one of the benefits of emotional intelligence. Our emotional perception, as well as … More Adaptability is an Emotional Intelligence Strategy

3 Types of Work Burnout That You May Not Have Considered

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฐ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€, ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜†๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. At a time when both layoffs and โ€œquiet quittingโ€ are in the mainstream, … More 3 Types of Work Burnout That You May Not Have Considered