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Studies have found that emotional and social intelligence has greater bearing on business success than either IQ or education. In Business EQ, editorial consultant Susan Davis describes how to develop the self awareness and interpersonal skills that support growing a business (and a healthier life in general).
Latest Posts

Children and Emotional Intelligence: The Role of Technology
February 08, 2010, 4:05 AM
Kids' use of technology is growing in leaps and bounds -- and that's probably not a good thing.

Daniel Goleman v. Po Bronson: War of the EQ Worlds
February 04, 2010, 1:20 AM
The two writers disagree in their blog posts -- in an emotionally intelligent way, of course.

When You Hate Your Job: Part 2 (of 3)
January 28, 2010, 9:35 AM
With careful analysis -- and, yes, some creativity -- you can find what you love in a job you hate.

When You Hate Your Job: Part 1 (of 3)
January 25, 2010, 1:40 PM
Take this job and love it -- tips on dealing with a situation you hate.

When You Hate Your Job
January 20, 2010, 1:20 PM
It's not a good time to hate your job, but some people do. Here's how to cope.

Business EQ: Should You Design Your Own Logo?
January 15, 2010, 11:10 AM
Tempted to design your own logo? Read this blog first!

Today's Must Read: Email and Texting -- Worse Than Pot?
January 14, 2010, 9:05 AM
Dude. As it turns out, email and texting do some, like, pretty major damage to your ability to think.

Small Businesses in 2010: Accentuate the Positive
January 11, 2010, 2:55 PM
Some different ways of looking at small business New Year's Resolutions.

Small Business Resolutions Nos. 7-10
January 06, 2010, 10:35 PM
The last four in the Business EQ's Top Ten Small Business Resolutions series.

Small Business Resolutions Nos. 4-6
January 04, 2010, 12:30 AM
Yep -- it's four days past New Year's Day. But that doesn't mean it's too late for resolutions.



Latest Comments in Business EQ posts

If my concentration is on the road and driving how can I look at the text of my mobile phone? Now texting is taken care of http://www.drivesafe.ly/ mobile application while I drive with focus on the road.
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By: John Rob on 12/16/09 at 8:34 AM
Teens and Texting: The New (Not-So-Great) Frontier
Susan,
Some people just have no class.

Blackberry or not.

The Franchise King
Joel Libava ...
By: Joel Libava on 10/14/09 at 10:45 AM
Developing Emotional Intelligence: How (When and Why) Not to Use Your Blackberry
Stealth destroyers are not only cancerous, but they are highly contagious.

Like a cancer, stealth destroyers are poisonous to the organizational system. In my experience over the past fifteen years with clients, there are only two options. Avoid hiring a passive aggressive stealth destroyer or complete the proper documentation and remove the cancer. I've found it fairly straightforward to detect passive aggressive behavior in behavioral interviews.

Unlike real cancer, which is not contagious, the stealth destroyer is highly contagious for two reasons. First, they can drag others down to their level. Secondly, fellow employees can see clearly what's going on and can't believe that managers are buying their truckload of crap. That can deflate the engagement level of a workforce very quickly.

So, my suggestion is to take aggressive action against the stealth destroyer. Thanks for the thought provoking articles.
By: Jim Connolly | Organizational Results Experts | www.orgresults.net/newsblog on 7/3/09 at 4:05 PM
Dealing with Difficult People: The Stealth Destroyer
Susan, I'm really enjoying these posts. very helpful insights.
By: David Hennessy on 6/23/09 at 12:20 PM
Dealing with Difficult People: The Know-It-All
A new type of bullying has recently become prevalent - the manager who chooses not to manage and address situations on an ongoing basis - but rather uses the increased occurences of layoffs to be his / her management tool to quietly address what once had been addressable performance situations. That bully in essence hides from the day to day, does not manage or interact with team members, but chooses to use the layoff tag to deal with situations they should have been managing through. How often recently has a laid off individual been a 'complete surprise' to both and individual as well as to his / her team? The behavior goes further still when dealing with older (bad term) or more highly paid individuals.......managers don't dare to address or manage those individuals for fear of claims and at the same time do not address performance on a day to day basis....rather, by surpise attack. Companies should be very proud of their managers that use their newly created management tool repeatedly - the layoff. We all know a few of these managers, don't we?
By: Robert OBrien on 6/15/09 at 3:26 PM
Dealing with Difficult People: The Workplace Bully

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