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In this podcast episode, Angela and Leah discuss the importance of making and achieving resolutions in life. They look into why some people are able to make and follow through with their resolutions and why others struggle. They explore the role of the brain and why people procrastinate. They also discuss how emotional intelligence can help people achieve their resolutions, and how to align psychology and emotional intelligence to do so. The areas of focus to achieve resolutions are also discussed.

Authenticity and culture in an organization is an important issue to address. Leaders must create an environment in which employees can be themselves without fear of judgment or retribution. 

This can be achieved by providing clear expectations and guidelines and demonstrating tolerance and inclusivity. Additionally, rewarding innovative employees and calling out inappropriate behavior should be encouraged to create a healthy, positive environment. 

To learn more about authenticity and culture, listen to our podcast featuring Vicky Karuga who is the Managing Director at Profiles International.

Have you been asking yourself what Kenya School of Government does and how it has helped the public servant in capacity development to improve service to the public?

Wonder no more. Today on our podcast, we have Dr. Prisca Oluoch who is the
Director Linkages, Partnerships & Collaborations at the Kenya School of Government.

Click the link below to listen as she explains why the institution was formed and how it has transformed the Public Sector. 

Picture yourself attending a burial and the presiding minister arrives after everybody else has settled and proceeds to make an "announcement" that nobody ever sits behind her. She then proceeds and directs the bereaved family to another preferred sitting position including the elderly parents.

How would that situation make you feel?

Now imagine a healthcare provider situation where the caregiver is averse to the patient's emotional state. Listen to Nancy Mwabili as she talks about the importance of Emotional Intelligence for Health Care professionals.

Did you know that sympathy can  mean 'i am sorry for you while empathy means I am here for you?  
Empathy is connection, 
It's defined by Brene Brown as the ability to step into someone else's shoes and the ability to feel without judgment and take their perspective 

you must be able to connect with something in you that feels what the other person might be feeling.

Listen to Vicky Karuga of Profiles International and Mwihaki as they go into Empathy and Sympathy.

How Fundamental is Emotional Intelligence as an essential skill for Human Resource Professionals?
It’s a fair question in today’s working environment especially when potential and current employees are not aware enough of how emotions are a large part of their decision-making process when it comes to their employer and their daily lives.  
Do you think the old HR style of threat and warning should be removed?  Should Human Resource Professionals inspire more?  What about difficult conversations around the business and its needs and balancing this with people needs?

Listen to Kezie Kihara an HR professional as she gives insight into the importance of Emotional Intelligence in Talent management.

To maximize your potential in whatever stage of life you are in. You must know what it is you want, what is your plan, and what purpose you see for yourself.

How do you know that you're not living up to your full potential? 
What is the difference between growing up and giving up? 
Are you hard on yourself or do you celebrate your small or big accomplishments?

Listen to our guest Ms. Mary M’Mukindia as she provides powerful insight into living up to your full potential

As a leader are you aware of the people who report to you?

Do you have an employee who is detail oriented when it comes to his/her work? Do you give them sufficient time to submit their report? Or does the 5 Minute rule apply to everyone? Do you perhaps consider them slow and prefer someone who does work faster, because for them perfect is not the thing that rules their work?

Does being highly self-aware and aware of others have a negative side?

We would love you to hear our insights and we invite you to interact with us and listen to our banter around this very crucial topic! 
Your feedback is very welcome.

What are the codes you use to command or manifest your day? Personal branding is how you; are seen, heard, and remembered. Your brand is what people say when you are not in the room. Did you know that 55% of people relate to your brand based on what they see? 
How you appear, communicates some values about yourself including; honesty and integrity. Did you know that the brain interprets the color blue as the color of trustworthiness?

Listen to our guest Derek Bbanga as he discusses Personal Branding.

Part of the problem with the word 'disabilities' is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted. But what of people who can't feel? Or talk about their feelings? Or manage their feelings in constructive ways? What of people who aren't able to form close and strong relationships? And people who cannot find fulfillment in their lives, or those who have lost hope, who live in disappointment and bitterness and find in life no joy, no love? These, it seems to me, are the real disabilities.