EI Blog – The Emotional Intelligence Blog

Leadership Coaching Case Study: Kim McKinley Rediscovers Her Passion!

October 5, 2019

After nearly 30 years working for the same public utility, and after being promoted to a management position – the only woman at this executive level – Kim McKinley found herself struggling with the challenges of her career. How she learned to use mindfulness and found the balance needed to rediscover her passion, makes her…

Workplace Bullying – An Impediment to Building High Performance Teams

September 28, 2019

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Bullies have always existed, and likely always will. From grade school through high school and from college into the workforce, most of us have been bullied at some point in our lives. While most of us have also learned to overcome these experiences, workplace bullying persists and is rarely addressed effectively by employers. In fact,…

Leadership Coaching Case Study: Terry Noel Rediscovers Joy!

September 21, 2019

EI Blog, Interview

Terry Noel has an inspiring journey of transformation, in both her personal and professional lives, which makes for a wonderful leadership coaching case study. Not long ago, she made a transition from her career as a nurse to the corporate world. When we started working together at the beginning of 2019, she hardly had time…

Leadership Coaching Case Study: Audrey Allard Shines!

September 12, 2019

Client Case Study, EI Blog

As a leadership coaching case study, Audrey Allard shines bright. When we began working together in October 2018, Audrey had been an elementary school teacher in Toronto for some 25 years. In addition, she also teaches adults at university and college for future educators and teachers. And yet, despite her success in these areas, she…

Leadership Coaching Case Study: Julia Sanzharova

September 5, 2019

Client Case Study, EI Blog

Sharing a leadership coaching case study is a good way to display my coaching leadership style. From the initial interview to an EQ-i 2.0 assessment, I am able to develop an agenda for helping clients improve their own leadership style; reinforcing areas of strength and discovering areas for improvement. Julia oversees an international team for…

How to Be an Effective Leader – To Get More, Expect More

July 30, 2019

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It is easy to get lost between the two polarities – expect less or expect more, both of others and yourself. Yet, to be an effective leader you must have expectations. As the famous author and poet Sylvia Plath once wrote: “If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.” However, human nature dictates…

Purpose of Business – Self-Actualization & Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

July 16, 2019

EI Blog

The common understanding that the singular reason for a business to exist is to “make money” is outdated and does not reflect all the potential of human nature. For work to be rewarding at all levels, the purpose of business should be serving the customer – with profit as a given, of course – along…

Executive Leadership Coaching: Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Intelligence

July 6, 2019

EI Blog

We’ve written before about the importance of mindfulness to be an effective leader, as well as mindfulness training for leaders. While everything we shared in those posts was valid – and valuable in terms of executive leadership coaching – it is also true that without a well-developed level of emotional intelligence, making an effort to…

Best Leadership Skills for Newly Promoted Managers – Staying Part of the Team

July 1, 2019

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As a newly promoted manager, your goal should be focused on staying part of the team; managing and preventing conflict, as well as potential separation anxiety, as you settle into your new role. If you have been inserted into a leadership position with little training, as is often the case, you will need to work…

Coaching Leadership Style – How a Quick Leadership Promotion Can Change Relationships

June 22, 2019

EI Blog

Coaching leadership style is often focused on relationships: how leaders support and interact with their teams and other managers to ensure productivity and a smooth transition from teammate to team leader. If you’ve received a quick promotion, moving from associate to manager more rapidly than most, relationships with your former teammates can become strained and…

Executive Presence and Attachment – Tips on Executive Presence for Women Leaders

June 8, 2019

EI Blog

If you’re in a leadership role, congratulations. You’ve obviously worked hard to develop your presence as a leader and your efforts are paying off. For those who are struggling to reach that level of success, we’d like to offer some thoughts on executive presence and how it can be affected by your attachment style. For…

Discover Work Life Balance Through Self-Actualization and Mindfulness Training

June 1, 2019

EI Blog

In a previous post devoted to Self-Actualization as a Leadership Skill, we made the case that human motivation is based on an individual’s ability to seek fulfillment and change through personal growth. Further, we advanced the idea that, by consciously devoting yourself to this “hierarchy of needs”, you would become a better leader. While all…