4 ways to boost employee engagement with diversity

Try these practices to boost emotional intelligence | "Bad" news can spark new ideas and creativity | Read more from Larry Robertson on SmartBrief on Leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( September 1, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading Edge [] [Try these practices to boost emotional intelligence]( Leaders can boost their emotional intelligence with several daily activities, such as journaling, seeking feedback from trusted advisers and reflecting on how they handled stressful situations, writes Paul Sohn. "When you have an interaction that didn't go well, reflect on what happened and what you might have done differently to produce a better outcome," Sohn writes. 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"As employees grow more accustomed to these new practices, leaders can also incentivize exceptional engagement with increased bonuses, recognition, or decreasing the workload in other domains to add more bandwidth for DEI work," they write. Full Story: [Charter]( (8/30) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [How stories can keep your audience engaged]( Use stories that invite your listeners to take a journey of imagination with you that will inspire them to make a change or take an action afterward, writes Jim Anderson. Rather than rushing to the ending, take time to check in with your listeners to make sure they're still wrapped up in the story, Anderson writes. 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