In Ep. 34 The EQ Gents had the absolute privilege to sit down with James Lawrence, Co-Founder and CEO of Happy, a company whose mission is to help business leaders accelerate company performance at scale. Through Happy’s AI-based technology platform, companies have found a solution that supercharges communication, collaboration, and productivity.

Join us as James dives into a myriad of very relevant and important topics with the Gents, starting with his own personal journey as a rising founder and ceo, and how he recommends companies solve the challenges they face when it comes their people day in and day out.

More specifically, the episode hits on the below key topics:

1) Early Mistakes in Leadership

2) The Shift from Command and Control Leadership

3) Controlling Emotional Response as a Leader

4) Creating Space for Emotional Reset

5) Candor and Responsiveness in Leadership

6) Challenges Company’s Face in Developing Company Culture

7) Creating a Culture of Openness and Psychological Safety

8) The Business Case for Investing in Your People

9) Assessing Your Team’s Level of Engagement

10) Scaling Emotional Intelligence

Find James Lawrence:

• Happy Companies Website: https://happycompanies.com/
• James Lawrence Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesflawrence/

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In this episode, Sameer and Ismail deep dive into a universal issue that folks at all levels of an organization deal with on a daily basis. That is dealing with difficult coworkers, whether its your boss, peer or subordinate, a difficult coworker can cause leaders a tremendous amount of stress as they navigate their day to day work life.

Ismail and Sameer will share personal anecdotes and most common reasons why difficult employees often end up winning in the battle between whats right for the individual and whats right for the larger organization.

Episode 33 is packed with useful tips and tricks on overcoming the challenges of dealing with difficult coworkers through empathy, understanding, and flexing your emotional intelligence to deescalate your next difficult encounter.

Feel free to send us an email at info@emotionalintelligents.com and share your thoughts or visit us at https://linktr.ee/emotionalintelligents.

In this episode, Sameer and Ismail had a fantastic conversation with Grant ‘Upbeat’ Bosnick! Grant definitely lived up to his name by bringing an infectious energy and a ton of useful insights to share with our audience. ‘Upbeat’, as he commonly goes by, is an author, leadership & team expert, professional musician, keynote speaker, and Managing Director of YES (Your Empowering Solutions), a boutique HR consultancy.

Grant ‘Upbeat’ Bosnick has been a resident of Singapore and Asia for over 25 years and has consulted and spoke at 100+ Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 clients spanning 45 countries and 6 continents.

The episode centers on the topic of Auto-Pilot thinking traps many leaders face, but hits on a number of relevant adjacent topics, including:

• Blending Music and Leadership
• Understanding Auto-Pilot Thinking
• Overcoming Auto-Pilot Thinking
• Common Traps in Auto-Pilot Thinking
• Balancing Auto-Pilot Thinking and Conscious Decision Making
• Using Six Thinking Hats to Mitigate Negative Thinking
• The Role of Age and Diversity Across Cultures in Auto-Pilot Thinking
• Using Drumming to Sharpen the Mind

Find Grant ‘Upbeat’ Bosnick:

• Grant ‘Upbeat’ Bosnick Website: https://grantbosnick.com/about/
• Grant ‘Upbeat’ Bosnick Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grant-upbeat-bosnick/
• Grant ‘Upbeat’ Bosnick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grantbosnick/
• Link to Book Authored by Grant ‘Upbeat’ Bosnick: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tailored-Approaches-Self-Leadership-Psychology-Neuroscience-ebook/dp/B0B8379FF6/

Feel free to send us an email at info@emotionalintelligents.com and share your thoughts or visit us at https://linktr.ee/emotionalintelligents.