One of my favorite teenage pop bands, the Pet Shop Boys, sang: ‘Cause we were never being boringWe had too much time to find for ourselvesAnd we were never being boringWe were never being bored … Well, it remains a debate if ‘being boring’ is OK or not, but ‘being bored’ is certainly recommendable! Most…
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Adoption of a Serious Game in the Developing of Emotional Intelligence Skills
By: Fernando Almeida, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, PortugalIn: Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ.2020, 10(1), 30-43; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe10010004 ABSTRACT:Emotional intelligence is intrinsically associated with the ability to understand, manage, and express feelings and deal with other people’s emotions. This competence is essential for the formation, development, and maintenance of personal and professional relationships. Furthermore, emotional…
What to avoid if you want to motivate your employees?
Emotions: do they help you to “flow” or drag you down?
Have you ever experienced that simply just knowing every bit of your job is not enough to excel at your workplace? What else might be needed beside deep knowledge and high intelligence to experience that rewarding state of mind that described as Flow? Have you ever met people who you admired for their expertise but…
The most important job skill?
Have you ever came across with high IQ, but basically zero EQ (Emotional Intelligence) co-workers or customer service representatives? Have you ever wondered why IQ, school performance or past work experience takes precedent in hiring or promotion decisions, rather than EQ? If we look around, it is hard not to recognize that a complete generation…