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5 Top Tips for developing Emotional Intelligence

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5 Top Tips for developing Emotional Intelligence By Jiten Patel (2015) I am sure many of us know these, even if not collated in this way, but they are a useful refresher.  Sourced from www.inc.com/ This Is the Key to Building Emotional Intelligence Want to boost your EQ? Here is the first vital step. By Justin Bariso Founder, Insight @JustinJBariso Emotional intelligence , also known as EQ, describes a person's ability to recognize his or her own emotions, as well as those of other people; to understand the powerful effect of these emotions; and to use that information to guide thinking and behaviour. Since it helps you to better understand yourself--and others--EQ greatly increases your chances at achieving success. So what is the first step in building emotional intelligence ? Learn to listen effectively. Each of us has a perspective that is influenced by a myriad of factors, including how we were raised, where we grew...

Creating a conscious enterprise

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Creating a conscious enterprise By Dominique Conterno (2020) The traditional challenges facing enterprising, regardless of their sizes from sole traders to large corporations, fall into three categories: Risks as an enterprise’s aims are always based on the promise that a product or service will be successfully marketed  Leadership is highly required as the enterprise must be led by its drive, determination and energy. This will allow an enterprise to overcome any challenges it meets on its way to success in launching new businesses   Imagination is also required to understand market opportunities and come up with solutions This leads to the conclusion, in the best-case scenario, that an enterprise is only successful if it meets these three criteria and therefore generates lots of sales and money. This is because the two key factors are stability and ability of an enterprise to grow. But is this conclusion everything that can be said about an enterprise? ...

What is a conscious enterprise?

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What is a conscious enterprise? by Dominique Conterno (2020) Enterprises, from a single employee to large corporations, are the number one greatest organiser of human effort on the planet. When looking at the sheer number of hours people spent in businesses in their lifetime, it becomes obvious that we are observing the only human institution that has the scale required to tackle some of the great obstacles to long-term human thriving. The philosophical irony associated with many of those obstacles is that they were created by us doing business unconsciously. This specific angle leads us to the important question: if we have created an ill-functioning society by operating unconsciously, then can we redress errors from the past and create a new world that displays the right qualities for the well-being of all human kind. To help us at responding to the last question, we need to look at the following aspects: Purpose Stakeholders Culture Leadership In ter...