Empathetic Psychopaths, Implications for Emotional Intelligence (Pt 1)
Posted on24 Apr 2014
Tagsassessments, brain, cognition, Daniel Goleman, emotional intelligence, empathy, happiness, intelligence, psychopaths, Psychopath in Workplace Series, James Fallon
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It has been over twenty years since Daniel Goleman wrote his groundbreaking book, Emotional Intelligence (EI), and close to twenty-five years since... Read More
Feelings vs Emotions: The Difference
Posted on30 May 2013
Tagsemotions, empathy, feelings, Food Analogy, happiness, motion, rationale, guilt, sadness, pity, Feelings Emotions Intuition - Difference Series
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In a previous post, I outlined the differences among feelings, emotions and intuition. Using a food analogy, feelings are ingredients, emotions are... Read More
Emotions and Intuition as Foundation of All Decisions
Posted on25 Feb 2013
Tagsbrain, decision-making process, decisions, emotional intelligence, emotions, empathy, Harvard Business Review, intuition, logic, motivation, rationale, reason, research methodologies, strategy, technology, The Economist, Foundation & Frame Analogy, Roderick Gilkey, Ricardo Caceda, Clinton Kilts
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One of the more contrarian perspectives that has helped me appreciate people’s decisions is that emotions and its interpretive big sister, intuition,... Read More
Emotional Intelligence vs. Intuition (Pt 2): Distinct as Head and Heart
Part #1 established a very broad framework for discussing the differences between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Intuition. People often wonder if one... Read More
Body – Emotion Connection: People Are Very Different
Posted on30 Jul 2012
Tagssubconscious, body, Beate Herbert, awareness, apologize, Carrie Arnold, conscious, cooperation, emotions, empathy, interoception, Jamil Zaki, Joshua Ian Davis, Kevin Ochsner, laser lamp analogy, Olga Pollatos, people, people's differences, Scientific American, sensitive people, situational awareness
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People are different. However, we tremendously underestimate how different we are. We often think someone is purposely trying to upset or harm... Read More
How Reading Fiction Improves Social Skills And More
Posted on24 May 2012
Tagsexperience, Personality, military, Maja Djikic, Keith Oatley, Jordan Peterson, Jennifer Tackett, introspection, fiction, planning, empathy, emotions, Dalhousie University, computer simulations, Chris Moore, business planning, busines, problem solving, Raymond Mar, Sara Zoeterman, Scientific American, social skills, University of Toronto, what-if scenarios, York University
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Most see book worms as socially inept. They use fiction as escape. Yet, studies show that reading fiction improves social skills. This... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 5): Humans vs. Apes
Posted on08 Dec 2011
Tagsapes, context, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, diversity, Elizabeth Kolbert, empathy, employees, humans, intelligence, intrinsic, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Michael Tomasello, problem solving, self-interest, Sleeping With The Enemy, The New Yorker
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In a previous post, I briefly mentioned the work of Michael Tomasello of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology as reported... Read More
Emotional Intelligence vs. Intuition: The Difference
I’m frequently asked about the difference between emotional intelligence (EI) and intuition. Essentially, EI is a head thing, intuition a heart thing.... Read More
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Posted on11 Apr 2011
Tagssubjective, physical, objective, leadership, intelligence, empathy, empath, emotions, emotional intelligence, assessments
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I received a question about Emotional Intelligence and Leadership in a comment about Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III): What are... Read More
Managing Conflict – Venting Technique
Posted on01 Nov 2010
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Many studies show increases in the amount of time spent on managing conflict. This takes up more and more time of human... Read More
