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Emotional Intelligence
In a guest essay for Big Think Business, Pedro Franceschi — co-founder and co-CEO of Brex — explains why deftly navigating between vision and details is crucial for successful leaders.
Take it from teamwork gurus behind Apple and Star Wars — a new kind of psychological incubator will allow your creativity to flourish.
The sooner you can admit what’s swimming beneath the surface, the sooner you can improve your life.
Really smart people don’t just demand intellectual engagement — they need the opportunity to learn and create something special.
In our competitive world, fortune does not appear to favor the humble — but a strong counter-narrative is emerging.
We are wired to value things more when we work hard at attaining them — even if, objectively, they aren't worth that much.
In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
Survey data suggests that our bodily perceptions of love extend far beyond the heart.
If someone can make you feel insecure, incomplete, and inadequate, they then can present themselves as the solution you need.
To thrive in a rapidly changing future, we will need adaptable and diverse skill sets. Here’s where to look.
According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.
The father of relativity understood that “not everything that counts can be counted” — as do today’s most impactful leaders.
Times of crisis tend to produce “hard” leaders, but — driven by Generations Y and Z — a softer leadership style has taken root globally.
Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.
Successful alpha leadership is more about caring and healing than dog-eat-dog supremacy.
The amygdala can hijack your brain's response if it recognizes past trauma in a current situation. To regain control, simply press pause.
Sweet, bitter, salty, sour. These are the four basic tastes we were taught in grade school. But there is a fifth: umami. And it's everywhere.
Is mindfulness really the panacea it's touted to be, or are we glossing over some fundamental flaws?
Research consistently points to a set of leadership skills that are high-impact, difficult to develop, and not easily replicated by technology.
A few key moments are linked to significant shifts in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Are fools happy and geniuses disorganized — or is that a mistaken stereotype?
Psychopathic tendencies may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often sensationalized and maligned set of traits and finding some positive twists.
If you’ve looked for a job recently, you may have encountered the personality test. You may also have wondered if it was backed by scientific research.
When a whoopsie-daisy just won’t cut it.
The outrage machine is fueled by toxicity. But there are practical steps that we can take to recapture control over our emotions.
Sophia, the humanoid robot, is not just mirroring emotions; she's leading a revolution in emotional intelligence.
John Templeton Foundation
We all spend way too much time worrying what other people think of us — it’s time to cut loose.
From smartphone envy to life dissatisfaction, the root cause of much unhappiness is that we are wired to imagine how things could be better.
When you do something with all your heart and mind, you do it with "meraki." When we lack this feeling, it can lead to burnout.
The Serenity Prayer is nice — until the missiles come raining down on your city.