E07: Nobody Trains This Skill – It Costs Companies Trillions

About this Podcast:

We are emotional beings who rationalize, not the other way around. Learn why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) drives 80% of success in the age of AI & modern leadership.

In this episode of the One Spark Away Podcast, we dive deep into how to unblock emotional effectiveness in the corporate world and how each individual shapes and impacts the company culture.

Since 2018, global Emotional Intelligence (EQ) has been steadily declining, meaning we are navigating increasingly complex environments with fewer interpersonal skills.

When Gallup research reveals that employee disengagement is costing companies over $8.8 trillion a year, and data shows that EQ drives 80% of individual performance (including productivity, influence, and decision-making), we can no longer afford to treat empathy and emotional awareness as “soft skills.”

As we enter the 5th Industrial Revolution, in which human beings work in close synergy with machines, AI and EQ must come as a package. If you remove Excel from an organization, you will generate waves. But if you remove emotional care, motivation, optimism, purpose and sense of belonging, you lose the very essence of the company: the people and their connection. It’s time to update our “internal software” as fast as the machines do and learn how to use EQ professionally.

In this episode you will learn:

🌟 What does 6seconds do and why is it important now

🌟 How to unblock effectiveness by using EQ professionally and save over $8.8 trillion lost to disengagement

🌟 Why AI and EQ come as a package and how we must update our human software as fast as the machines

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