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The Link Between Word Choice and Being Emotionally Intelligent

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Emotional Intelligence Requires Being Culturally Sensitive Managers reduce toxicity in the workplace by showing their culturally sensitive side. In his article, Richmond cites survey data: “77% of workers grapple with some form of workplace toxicity… yet employers don't appear to be taking action to correct the problems.”

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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wrote a lengthy article in Outside magazine (Jan. The progression could be said to echo that of an earlier book about an obsessive nature criminal, The Orchard Thief by Susan Orlean, which started out as an article in The New Yorker.). 2019), and now this book. Author Joshua Hammer. photo credit: Cordula Krämer).

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How to Make Your Client’s Audio Ad Irresistible

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According to an article from MediaPost , “audio listening is at an all-time high, with 98 million Americans spending 21% of their time engaging daily – that’s over four hours!” Not only will hope help alleviate a negative emotion, hope helps consumers feel good. Here’s what you and your client need to know to nail their next audio ad.

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Into the Nest: A Book Review in the Time of Nesting

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Second, reading about birds courting and parenting brings out the tendency to identify, which leads directly to anthropomorphism, the tendency to assign birds human emotions and thoughts. We simply refuse to squee. Some people love books like that. Think of birds too much as humans and you lose the specialness that makes them birds.

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Why Likability is Among the Most Effective Sales Techniques

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Linking to effective sales techniques, the article outlines five things to do when meeting someone to become instantly likable. Show genuine enthusiasm for meeting” Formal sales meetings can often be staid affairs with emotions in check. Furthermore, emotionally intelligent people have a distinct advantage in this area.

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How to Protect Productivity from Difficult Co-workers

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Difficult Co-workers Lack Self-Awareness Nandini Maharaj, PhD, interviews two therapists for an article in SELF that helps identify and deal with energy vampires. However, when you’re the willing listener with too many emotional visitors during the day, you’ve got to speak up.

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Is There A Place For Anger In Management?

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We tend to think of anger as a wild, negative emotion, but research beyond Averill’s study finds that anger also has its positive side. One study the authors highlighted found that negative emotional events in the workplace had a positive outcome 70 percent of the time. Can anger motivate?