Why getting promoted lowers your intelligence

12th April 2015|

Your intelligence drops as you move up the hierarchy
Getting promoted to a senior management role apparently lowers your intelligence… your emotional intelligence (EQ) that is.

A recent study by TalentSmart in the US has shown that the level of self-awareness, empathy and social awareness (measures of EQ) of executives falls the higher they get up the organisational […]

Are you lavishing unhelpful praise on your employees?

31st October 2014|

I read an interesting article in the news this morning in the UK about research carried out in education. One I thought I would share with you as it has relevance to most workplaces too.

The research found that excessive praise for struggling children by teachers may be counter-productive to learning. It said, “too much […]