Articles | Emotional Intelligence Magazine

Jan 21, 20222 min read

Perfection Blocks Connection

“Let’s run through it again,” she said. “I want it to be perfect.” I was helping an executive prepare to speak to a large group of...

The "4R's": How to Incorporate Self-awareness in Your Communication

Sri Ram Kumar

Dec 31, 20214 min read

Life and Personal-development

The "4R's": How to Incorporate Self-awareness in Your Communication

Information overload, a problem pre-pandemic, has been exacerbated due to COVID. Among the overwhelming increase of correspondence such...

Why Self-Awareness is Essential for a Healthy Parent-Child Relationship

Vonetta Wade

Dec 31, 20216 min read

Parenting

Why Self-Awareness is Essential for a Healthy Parent-Child Relationship

Being aware of our relationship with our thoughts, actions, and behaviors is a critical element of Emotional Intelligence. Self-awareness...

The Power of the Pause: Listening with Emotional Intelligence

Lisa Stryker

Dec 31, 20213 min read

Listening Skills

The Power of the Pause: Listening with Emotional Intelligence

The power of a pause helps us better understand, connect, reflect, listen to understand, resolve feelings of tension or conflict, and more.

6 Ways Teachers Can Use Emotional Intelligence to Effectively Communicate with Parents and Students

Duane Jourdeans

Dec 31, 20214 min read

Education (SEL)

6 Ways Teachers Can Use Emotional Intelligence to Effectively Communicate with Parents and Students

Have you ever experienced feelings of dread and anxiety before connecting with a parent concerning a challenging situation? Have you...

What is Emotional Hijacking, and How Can You Prevent It?

Lisa Medley

Dec 31, 20213 min read

Self-regulation

What is Emotional Hijacking, and How Can You Prevent It?

Can you correctly identify the emotions you have experienced within the last 24 hours? Research conducted by Talent Smart – one of the...

3 Things Childhood Taught Me About the Value of Emotional Intelligence and Relationships

Alyssa Poggioli

Dec 31, 20215 min read

Relationships

3 Things Childhood Taught Me About the Value of Emotional Intelligence and Relationships

Emotional intelligence (EI or EQ) plays an essential role in maintaining healthy relationships, whether personal, professional, or...

Feedback vs. Criticism: How to Tell the Difference

Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda

Dec 31, 20214 min read

Effective Communiction

Feedback vs. Criticism: How to Tell the Difference

Feedback and criticism are words commonly used interchangeably. However, the distinction rests in the person’s intention that provides...

4 Steps to Increase Self-Awareness and 12 Strategies to Help You Self-Regulate

Anna Keil

Dec 31, 20214 min read

Self-awareness

4 Steps to Increase Self-Awareness and 12 Strategies to Help You Self-Regulate

In life, we can either respond like a thermometer—yielding to our environment—or take a more active role like a thermostat—creating an...

Emotional Self-Awareness: A Subset of Awareness

Steve Whiteford

Dec 31, 20215 min read

Self-awareness

Emotional Self-Awareness: A Subset of Awareness

Emotional self-awareness is essential to self-knowledge and necessary for successful communication and relationships. Often when there is...

3 Emotional Intelligence Skills to Boost Your Resilience for Challenging Times and How to Build Them

Doni Landefeld, Ph.D.

Dec 31, 20215 min read

Resilience

3 Emotional Intelligence Skills to Boost Your Resilience for Challenging Times and How to Build Them

If you saw the Disney Pixar movie WALL-E, you might remember the little plant that grew from a seedling after toxin levels dropped on an...

Are You an Emotionally Intelligent Consumer?

Brittney-Nichole Connor-Savarda

Dec 31, 20214 min read

Life and Personal-development

Are You an Emotionally Intelligent Consumer?

There seems to be an unspoken rule in our society: if we don’t keep up with the trends, have a shiny new car, luxurious home, fashionable...