EQ helps federal partners navigate complexity, maintain trust, and inspire confidence even when funding or missions shift overnight. For federal government contractors, 2025 has been a year of ...

Life doesn't pause for us to figure out our emotions. Every day, we're making countless decisions, ranging from small to life-changing, with each one revealing something about how we understand ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I lead the National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators. On Father’s Day I took my kids to see "Inside Out 2." After ...

If you ever find yourself trapped on an island and a genie offers you a way out, but only if you can name a two-word leadership topic that has consumed the business world for the past three decades or ...

As a leader, Julius Caesar mastered almost everything—strategy, communication and persuasion. Yet he missed the one competency that could have prevented the abrupt and violent end to his career on the ...

Emotional intelligence enables leaders to balance vision with emotional awareness, creating environments where innovation thrives, employees feel valued and organizations achieve sustainable success.

Enter a school of education today and you’re likely to hear a phrase like this: “IQ is good, but EQ [emotional intelligence] is essential.” This reflects a profound shift in how we think about ...

My guilty pleasure is watching “Survivor.” I’ve watched every season since its inception, and I find it to be a great lesson in human behavior and emotional intelligence. The most recent season, ...

Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognize, understand, and manage your own and other’s emotions. People who are high in EI tend to have more satisfying personal and professional ...

Not long ago, I was a guest reader in the kindergarten class of a very special six-year-old in my life. It was a joy to share a favorite book with my guy, his classmates, and their wonderful teacher.