Undercover RecruiterSince March 2020, a lot has changed within our workplaces and teams. You may be permanently working in your home office, or your team may have changed its size or makeup. Even your role may have been adapted to survive the pandemic. As a result, it’s completely normal to feel a little lost or overwhelmed…
We talk at length about how and why the candidates we recruit must be high on the EQi scale but often fail to turn the mirror back on ourselves. As we rely more on data in the recruitment process, the value of recruiters rests in the ability to practice high levels of emotional intelligence to…
There is a discord between what employers are looking for and what grads have on offer. In a Hay Group study of 450 business leaders and 450 recent graduates based in India, the US, and China, a massive 76% of business leaders reported that entry-level workers and recent grads are not ready for their jobs.…
From a young age you are led to believe that the more intelligent you are, the more successful you will be. For starters, throughout the education system you are prepared for one set of exams, after another, under the impression that the brainier you are the better your grades will be. However, this isn’t necessarily the…
Though there’s no doubt that climbing the career ladder takes a significant level of intelligence, there’s more to succeeding in a leadership role than having a high IQ. In fact, one of the most valuable qualities of a good leader is a high emotional quotient (EQ) and the ability to read people’s emotions and empathize…
Let’s be honest, finding (and keeping) star performers is a real challenge. I know that earlier in my career I made a number of mistakes when looking for these top performers. I looked at their experience, their track record, their suitability to the role and, if everything else checked out ok, then I hired them. Thankfully,…
A few short years ago, if anyone in the business world suggested that how you managed your own and others’ emotions had a direct impact upon the results you and the business we’re getting, they would have been laughed at. It was all about action, action, action and drive, drive drive! None of this emotional rubbish…
Emotional IQ is determined by the level of your emotional intelligence, and can be a major factor in your career. How important is it? University of Maryland answer that below. Takeaways: Managers especially can benefit from high emotional intelligence. Employees with high EI normally remain calm under pressure. Improve your EI and it will improve…
At a recent conference, I attended a session led by Rob Gee, a leading management consultant who specialises in leadership, motivation, internal structures and training programmes. He is passionate about business psychology, and specifically how our understanding of it can help us develop individually in the work place – on a personal basis and a…
