Improve your EQ skills to thrive alongside AI

Being stingy with praise of others damages leadership | practice | Improve your EQ skills to thrive alongside AI Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( October 4, 2023 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading the Way [] [Being stingy with praise of others damages leadership]( [Being stingy with praise of others damages leadership]( (suriya puhoy/Getty Images) Leaders who make sure to give credit to others when it's due are seen as more effective than those who take credit for themselves, according to research by Zenger Folkman, and authors and leadership experts Gregg Vanourek and Bob Vanourek offer three scenarios where leaders should exercise care in how they credit others. "When in doubt, we should err on the side of giving credit and recognizing others, but also pay attention to whether we're vulnerable to glory hounds or to being overlooked in uncertain environments," they write. Full Story: [Triple Crown Leadership]( (10/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Some best practices for recognizing good work from your team include being specific in your praise, giving credit even when a team member is absent and rewarding those who give others credit, [write Gregg Vanourek and Bob Vanourek](. "Managers can even build this practice into performance reviews, regularly revisiting how people are doing on this front," they suggest. Flying solo: Keys to solopreneur success What does it take to fly solo in your career and succeed? What resources and support systems do you need to have in place to be sustainable? Learn from workplace futurist Kerry Hannon as she outlines the pathway to solopreneurship success. [Register for the webinar]( (10/10/23 at 2pm ET) ADVERTISEMENT [] SmartBrief on Leadership [] [Improve your EQ skills to thrive alongside AI]( [Improve your EQ skills to thrive alongside AI]( (marekuliasz/Getty Images) "Emotional intelligence affords leaders an invaluable edge in the AI era," as machines aren't good at empathy or making ethical decisions, writes author, speaker and "Claim Your Space" podcast host Eliza VanCort, who shares do's and don'ts for building a stronger EQ. For example, beginning feedback with "why" can be destructive, as can blowing people off or giving them a command, VanCort suggests. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (10/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Probing with words like "Oh?" or "And then?" can subtly encourage a colleague to open up, as can [restating their position]( and taking the time to learn how to read body language and other cues, VanCort explains. 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