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Some hard facts about Emotional Intelligence
Wed, 28/07/10 – 13:15 | No Comment

While most managers appreciate the importance of Emotional Intelligence (EI) to performance at work, few realise that numerous studies have been conducted analysing the benefit that employees high in EI bring to the company in terms of ‘hard numbers’ .

Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand emotions within yourself (‘Know Yourself’), to enhance your ability to choose the emotions that are most positive and useful in any situation (‘Choose Yourself’) and then be able to apply these abilities to be better able to fulfil your talents interpersonally (‘Give Yourself’).

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Make your HR strategic using this simple concept
Mon, 26/07/10 – 13:45 | No Comment
Make your HR strategic using this simple concept

Almost every company of 100 employees or more has a Human Resources department.
Yet, over the decades, the role of the HR function in companies has changed. As HR Departments evolved from ‘Administration’, to ‘Personnel’, to …

9 tips to defeat stress at work and home
Sun, 25/07/10 – 13:21 | One Comment
9 tips to defeat stress at work and home

Stress is a ‘silent killer’ with numerous symptoms.
If you have time over the Thai holiday it’s worth taking a few moments to read this article with 9 useful tips on overcoming stress.
Or why not consider …

6 key sales talents
Tue, 6/07/10 – 13:45 | No Comment

Working with over 2,000 sales teams in numerous countries, using both qualitative and quantitative interviews and assessments, Derek Gatehouse knows a thing or two about sales teams.
His book, The Perfect Salesforce, is a great summary …

Carlos Ghosn at Sasin – main points
Thu, 1/07/10 – 14:00 | No Comment
Carlos Ghosn at Sasin – main points

Yesterday featured a talk by the ever-effervescent Carlos Ghosn at the Sasin Graduate School of Management.
As we have come to expect from Mr Ghosn, it was a great talk, lively,  with some probing questions from …

A Complaint is a Gift
Mon, 28/06/10 – 13:24 | No Comment
A Complaint is a Gift

Are your service complaints getting through?
If not, it could be because your front line people are treating customer complaints not as an opportunity, but as a threat.
Research conducted by the customer service company TARP has …

Talent Technologies in Big Chilli Magazine
Wed, 23/06/10 – 12:14 | No Comment
Talent Technologies in Big Chilli Magazine

Great to see our article Encouraging the Heart featured in the latest issue of the Big Chilli magazine!
If you didn’t catch the article, we’ve uploaded a pdf of it here