Leaders Understand Psychology
Feelings play a role in every decision we make. We humans love to think of ourselves as fully logical and rational at our best, but we are wired to have emotions. And I’m glad we are. But, it’s also true … Read More
The Missing Piece
February 10, 2021 by Alan Feirer
Earlier this year we conducted back-to-back DiSC sessions over five days for a single organization. While it was exhausting thanks to Zoom fatigue, it was also rewarding to see the proverbial light bulbs turning on above everyone’s head. In a breakout … Read More
Increasing Your Emotional Intelligence
June 3, 2020 by Alan Feirer
This final post of our three-part miniseries on emotional intelligence (EQ) concludes with practical ways for you and/or your team to increase EQ. If you missed the first two posts, you can find them here and here. Also, if you … Read More
Emotional Intelligence and DiSC
May 27, 2020 by Alan Feirer
Last week, we talked about why emotional intelligence is important in today’s workplace. We talk a lot on this blog about communication in the workplace and about the diversity of DiSC profiles. If you’d like to brush up on DiSC, … Read More
The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
May 20, 2020 by Alan Feirer
This post kicks off a three part mini-series about Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Emotional Intelligence is often defined in three parts:1) one’s ability to recognize and name their own emotional state (emotional awareness).2) one’s ability to use their emotional awareness to … Read More
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Group Dynamic: Navigating COVID-19 by Taking Care of Our Business
March 20, 2020 by Alan Feirer
My mission: To make the world a better place, and choose a line of work that makes that happen. I do what I do for a living because when people have a better day at work, there is a positive … Read More
Leaders Are Mindful of Their Extraversion Bias
February 12, 2020 by Alan Feirer
In Westernized societies, we have quite the bias toward extraversion, and this can hurt organizations. My assistant (an introvert) and I (an extravert) recently had a conversation about extraversion bias we thought we’d share with you. Extraversion and Leadership DeAnne: … Read More
Speaking the Other Language
September 5, 2018 by Alan Feirer
Leaders Accept Personality Differences During Change
June 27, 2018 by Alan Feirer
An Amusing Example of Communication Failure…
April 4, 2018 by Alan Feirer