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Does EI Affect Decision Making?
This morning I attended an Emotional Intelligence event hosted by Judy Joseph Mc Sween at Brix Hotel. The room brought together a remarkably diverse group of people, including school leaders, members of the military, clergy, professionals from law, banking, and information technology, business owners, consultants, and individuals whose work is centred on caring for families…
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Your interpretation isn’t feedback; Your opinion isn’t a metric
A client told me recently that a department lead once said to her, almost casually, that she lacked emotional intelligence. It wasn’t written in a warning letter and it wasn’t delivered in anger. It was the kind of comment leaders often believe is insightful, a naming of what they think they are observing. The problem…
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The Business Cost of Ignoring Emotional Intelligence
The idea of Emotional Intelligence (EI) first appeared in academic psychology in the 1990s through the work of Peter Salovey and John Mayer, who defined it as the ability to perceive, understand, and regulate emotions in ourselves and others. But it was Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence that pushed the concept into boardrooms and…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
If you could better understand one thing about your business right now….
Most costly decisions begin with
an inaccurate understanding of the situation.
I help leaders understand what is actually happening before major decisions are made or
resources are invested in solving the wrong problem.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Diagnostic Advisor | Sensemaking for high-stakes business decisions 