Retaining the best faculty and staff is a key to retaining students at any college or university. But, what does it take to retain the best faculty and staff? Regardless of the industry, being valued matters greatly to employees. According to Beth DeAngelis, emotional intelligence and social awareness play a significant role in valuing the hard work of faculty and staff.

To help your institution with its talent retention efforts, here are our three takeaways:

• Definitions of emotional intelligence and social awareness,
• Understanding the importance of emotional intelligence and social awareness in the workplace, and
• Understanding how emotional intelligence and social awareness among faculty and staff boost student retention efforts.

Guest Name: Beth DeAngelis

Guest Social Handles:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethdeangelis1/       

Guest Bio: Beth DeAngelis is a well-known researcher, educator, and speaker with expertise in social-emotional intelligence, human potential practices, and well-being. Her teaching approach is person-centered and focuses on individual growth, helping people cope with everyday challenges as well as unimaginable loss. Beth has designed a popular skills-based college course called “Developing Your Emotional Intelligence” which has been shown to improve student well-being. She also conducts customized master classes in organizational and academic settings.

A lecturer in the School of Liberal Arts at Siena College, Beth holds a doctorate in education from Northeastern University, a master’s degree in interpersonal communication from the State University of New York at Albany, and certificates in Spiritual Direction, Yoga, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and EQi 2.0 Emotional Intelligence. She is the president of Beth DeAngelis Consulting.