What Is Emotional Intelligence, Really?

You've heard of emotional intelligence, right? You know it's important. But a lot of us haven't had formal training on the topic--or maybe it's been a while.

In this episode, I'm excited to introduce you to Joshua Freedman, author of the international best-selling book At the Heart of Leadership: How to Get Results with Emotional Intelligence. Plenty of books can give you an academic understanding of emotional intelligence. But Joshua's book is immensely practical. It focuses on how to help us navigate situations, like that project meeting, because our lives are filled with situations where the stakes are high with our emotions. And Joshua is here to help us with that. I can't wait to share this discussion with you!

Learn more about Joshua at JMFreedman.com/bio/.

For more episodes on this topic, check out:

• Episode 148, with Daniel Shapiro about his book Negotiating the Nonnegotiable. It's a deeply insightful book that will help you navigate the emotional side of conflicts. I highly recommend this episode!
• Episode 108, with Doug Stone about his book Thanks for the Feedback, and
• Episode 185, with Mitch Warner from the Arbinger Institute about their book Leadership and Self-Deception.

Gift a Loved One a Head Start With Their Career

Do you know someone who is in college or maybe recently graduated?

My experience is there are a growing number of people who dread being asked the question, "So, what's the plan?" When it comes to their career, they have no freaking idea!

I bring this up because we're rolling out a new course entitled just that: No Freaking Idea: How to Navigate Career Uncertainty. It's a career guide for people who don't know what they want to do, and it has been so fun to hear the feedback on the course.

Whether you are wondering about next steps in your career or it's a son or daughter and you'd like to give them a head start as a gift, learn more by going to NoFreakingIdea.courses. Thanks!

Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast!

Talent Triangle: Power Skills

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