Yearly Archives: 2026
Why EQ Is A Leadership Imperative At Lenovo In The AI Era
How can a senior leader set a tone where peers challenge each other and take smart risks? How can a middle manager break down...
Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Orchestrate Connection And Break Down Organizational Silos. Here’s How.
Across more than 20 original interviews with heads of learning and leadership development, one challenge comes up again and again. Leaders invest in emotional intelligence...
Most Leadership Training Fails. Here’s Why Emotional Intelligence Is Likely The Missing Piece
At 21 years old, Nick Holmes worked at the London Aquarium, selling photos in the gift shop. He wasn’t sure why, but he was...
New Research: Do Emotionally Intelligent People Use AI More?
Across dozens of interviews with talent development leaders, every conversation has wove its way to some variation of this question: How exactly does emotional intelligence fit...
How One Tech Company Built An EQ-Based Leadership System
Across hundreds of interviews with heads of leadership development, one of my go-to questions is:
If you could wave your magic wand, and you had no...
How To Scale A Founder-Led Culture Of Emotional Intelligence
When the late Harris Rosen walked his hotel properties, he didn’t do so from behind a velvet rope. He moved through the lobby and...
Why This AI-Empowered Bank Is Betting Big On Emotional Intelligence
“Imagine you contact your bank about a serious financial question,” Ally’s Chief Human Resources and Corporate Citizenship Officer (CHRO) Kathie Patterson told me in...
Emotional Intelligence In Professional Services: How One Firm Leverages EQ In The AI Era
In professional services, domain expertise and technical skills have long served as the foundation of successful careers. Yet as automation and artificial intelligence increasingly...
How Emotional Intelligence Can Future-Proof Your Leaders In The AI Era
AI is swallowing routine work. What remains—and what now differentiates leaders—are enduring human skills. Skills like judgment, communication, and the ability to move people...
