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Influence Pyramid: How to Build Credibility

The 13th-century Persian poet and mystic Rumi once said, "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right-doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." I find this saying both simple and complicated. It is simple in the sense that if we are to cultivate meaningful and

Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

When working in a team, we are operating either a Jackal mindset or a Giraffe mindset. When we are operating as a Jackal, we are focused on either protecting or advancing ourselves without regarding for our impact on others. As a Giraffe, we hold ourselves accountable for our impact on

Being Emotionally Intelligent: Three Modes of Connection

Udita [name changed] had an important work presentation on the first day of the week. She was both nervous and anticipative about the meeting. She had 25 minutes to go before logging in to the video conferencing app when her mother showed up in her room and asked her to

What We Say When Reacting vs What We Say When Responding

Reacting and Responding are two mindsets with which we navigate the world. The key differences between the two are: When reacting, we are quick to make assumptions. When responding, we understand that most of misunderstandings and miscommunication comes down to assumptions we make and therefore we ask: खासमा के

A Skillful Way to Communicate Our Needs

“There are the two main reasons we don’t get our needs met. First, we don’t know how to express our needs to begin with and second if we do, we forget to put a clear request after it, or we use vague words like appreciate, listen, recognize, know,

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