Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
Harvey Deutschendorf, author of Emotional Intelligence Game Changers, recently contributed a timely piece to Fast Company.
Four ways emotional intelligence helps us navigate turbulent times
We are living in turbulent times and there is no reason to expect that things will become less so in the future. During such moments our emotions become strained and pushed to their limits. Stress increases as emotions are stretched, making it increasingly important that we are able to recognize the effects of it in ourselves as well as others in our environment.
1. Manage triggers
During crisis situations, heightened emotional self-awareness allows us to recognize our triggers. Rather than reacting from our emotions, this allows us to pause, take time out, and respond after we have allowed our emotions to settle down and think things through from a rational perspective. This helps us make reasoned decisions, rather than acting impulsively from our emotions.
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