Increasing EQ NOW Should Be HR's First Priority

As we were saying yesterday, we realised that, while the mental health crisis precipitated by the Covid trauma and the fundamental changes in the workplace continues, we can not ignore yet another crisis - that around the lack of emotional intelligence that we see in every organisation and at every level.

It is as urgent if not even more so because it informs our collective ability to heal from the trauma and to adapt to the new normal - the higher everyone’s EQ, the more self-aware, self-repairing and more invested in growth and a healthy mind and psyche for both their own self and the team.

In other words, as we have said before, we strongly believe that the HumanDebt can only be tackled by the individuals and teams themselves through human work and that human work needs them to have a rather high EQ.

And a high EQ is far from typical for most people. After all, what should we expect when nothing is done to increase so-called "soft skills" around emotions and communication in any formal setting? So what is it that we can do to change that and change that fast? Enter intentional, empowering practice formative action. We deliver it through our Team Actions or Plays in the Team Wellbeing and Psychological Safety Dashboard’s Playbook and this series that we have just announced will be under the “EQ Quick Wins” umbrella and touch on topics such as:

- Recognising internal triggers and increasing self-awareness