EQ@Work

2021 was supposed to be different. We did battle with the pandemic in 2020, and closed the year feeling victorious, ready for the new normal but as we see the year swiftly coming to a close, we find ourselves in the same boat - battling an invisible enemy who continues to wreak havoc in our lives! Tune into Episode 26 of the EQ@Work Podcast, and learn why Emotional Intelligence just the skill required for this 'Whole New World'

There are all kinds of strategies, ways of thinking, patterns of behavior and practical tips for improving your life and feeling better about yourself, but they're all redundant if the foundation isn't there. Inner confidence, powered by your knowledge of 'whose you are' is the key to it all.

Tune into episode 25 of the EQ@Work Podcast, 'Building Inner Confidence' - where I explore how to build your confidence muscle.

As part of the celebrations for Women's month in SA, I was in invited to speak on a platform that has become very dear to my heart – the Virtual Prayer Experience with Evangelist Itu Maboye & his co-hosts Evangeslist Ben Mwamba & Pastor Michael Maforo. We had such an amazing experience in conversation & prayer but such as it is when time is not unlimited, I didn't get an opportunity to share everything that I had prepared.

Listen into Episode 24 of the EQ@Work Podcast where I share the unabridged version of my thoughts.

Sister - God is the one who gave you your emotions. And He cares about how you feel. When you don't pay attention, you are not utilising those emotions as they were designed. They say what you don't know won't hurt you but in EQ speak, we know that what you don't know will surely derail you. When you ignore or supress your emotions, they have a tendency to bleed out in ways that are ultimately more harmful.

Are you one of those people who can't seem to stop "doing?" – with a ever ending to-do list, and days made up of a marathon of tasks, activities & meetings that seem to never end? Tune into this episode of the EQ@Work Podcast where I talk about battling burnout.

In VUCA times, how can leaders cultivate an environment of high performance?
Daniel Goleman puts it well;
'Gifted leadership happens occurs when head & heart – feeling & thought meet.  These are the two winds that allow a leader to soar'

In this episode, I share insights on how EQ can help you to be a leader worth following

The outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19 last year impacted us in ways that we could never have imagined.  And we are still reeling from the aftermath.

We lost love ones, lost jobs, lost opportunities, and to some extent we may have even lost traces of ourselves – and each loss cut us to the deep.

As we cast our minds forwards, and look ahead to the remaining 3 quarters of 2021, we find ourselves gripped by emotions that threaten to hold us hostage, impacted by the lingering fears & anxieties…. 

When life get's bumpy, can Emotional Intelligence help?

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. 

We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' 

Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. 

Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. 

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

 - Marianne Williamson 

I almost allowed my fears to keep me stuck, and hinder my progress towards my goals.  
Find out how I got unstuck in the latest episode of my EQ@Work Podcast – Finding My Mojo

An ode to the brave women out there doing their thing…

Be authentically you…
That's the best gift you can give to the world
Your truthful authentic self.  
Not the 'You' you think the world expects
Or the 'You' society seems to say you should be 
Just be you…
Unapologetically, boldly, bravely you
Sharpen your skills, invest in yourself 
Step outside of your comfort zone & grow
Choose to challenge the status quo
But only to be a better version of the you that lies within
The you the master sees, the you He created you to be
So be you, and do you
You are not an imposter
You are enough
As you…

In this week's EQ@Work Podcast, I celebrate the fierce & fabulous women out there, and share my thoughts on some essential butterfly magic

In the recent edition of the EQ@Work: Executive Thoughts Series, our guest Thokozani Unyolo shared a learning experience that she believed had a profound impact on her career.

When asked about a failure that she learned from, Thoko talked about a time when she failed to showcase herself.

Many African women struggle with self-promotion as a result of the cultural and sociological myths that we've grown up with since emerging from the womb—about how we should behave, how we should look, how we should think.

In this week's EQ@Work Podcast, I explore the concept of finding your 'I'

Auto-pilot, our often-preferred state, doing things the way that we always do them can be a really big hindrance to achieving goals.  For many of us, business as usual – in the very unusual events of 2020 brought us to our knees.

We needed to be agile.  To see our emotions – even those that made us feel uncomfortable, as tools that were given to us to help us make sense of the world and read between the line. And to then –go beyond our conditioned or pre-programmed responses, and choose better.

In this week's EQ@Work Podcast, I explore the idea of facing forward with boldness, the theme for our recent EQ Lunch 'n Learn