Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence

Illustration of a baboon standing on all fours, facing right, with a reddish-brown coat and a pink patch on its hindquarters—an awe-inspiring member of the animal kingdom.
Awe is a powerful force, a fact that is both exciting and terrifying.
John Templeton Foundation
Dark personality traits include psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism. Is there room for empathy?
nostalgia
Nostalgia is a happy remembrance of the past, yet it also leaves us feeling sad. Perhaps ironically, it can serve as a painkiller.
Happiness study
3mins
Why studying happiness is good for your “psychological immune system,” explained by Harvard “happiness professor” Tal Ben-Sharar.
executive coaching
Executive coaching is a forward-thinking investment in leadership that can empower high-potential individuals to achieve greater success.
“What am I missing?” is a question that journalist Mónica Guzmán thinks more people should start asking.
Two colleagues working on a problem in front of a computer.
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
The Fearless Girl Statue
No amount of success can overcome imposter syndrome without a mindset geared toward growth.
choking under pressure
Choking under pressure seems to have deep evolutionary roots.
How much we enjoy a conversation can all be a matter of timing — specifically, how long it takes us to respond to what was just said.
A couple sitting in a pink restaurant.
If your partner is not helping build a better you, is it time for a better partner?
Two men look at a laptop in front of a blackboard.
And what if both parties are skilled at mirroring each other? Will it produce a stalemate?
One-line drawings of people's faces
Implicit bias may be outside your conscious control, but that doesn’t mean change is.
Soft skills training
Soft skills training can help develop transformation-ready employees and equip entire organizations to adapt to an unpredictable future.
learning and development
More and more business leaders are starting to lean on learning and development for support in facing essential challenges. 
Sleeping beauty sleeps in an enchanted forest.
The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.
It is often assumed that AI will become so advanced that the technology will be able to do anything. In reality, there are limits.
From boosting empathy to improving therapy, virtual reality is poised to change our ideas of the self.
progression bias
We seem to have a "progression bias" that nudges us toward pro-relationship decisions and away from breaking up.
Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece, Fallingwater.
Frank Lloyd Wright captured serenity in his masterpiece, Fallingwater, but his egotistical tendencies made life for others anything but serene.
A child showing their drawing to the camera
A professor of educational psychology explains what and what not to do.
When we satisfy our curiosity, the brain has a particular way of rewarding us.
New ideas inevitably face opposition. A new book called "The Human Element" argues that overcoming opposition requires understanding the concepts of "Fuel" and "Friction."
Family reconcilliation
Family relationships are on many people’s minds during the holiday season as sounds and images of happy family celebrations dominate the media. Anyone whose experiences don’t live up to the holiday […]