by Farah Harris | May 22, 2023 | Elevating Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Leveraging Psychological Safety
You may not know you’re micromanaging, but you are. You may consider yourself a hands-on leader who rolls up your sleeves and works in the trenches with your team. You may feel that your consistent check-ins are merely following up with team members in the name of...
by Farah Harris | Oct 27, 2022 | Elevating Emotional Intelligence
Names are important Yet somehow in this country, names are devalued, mocked, butchered, and replaced. I have my own story around what #mynameis that I often share during my talks. My name is Farah. It’s pronounced with a French accent — “Fah-rah”, not “Feh-ruh” (like...
by Farah Harris | Oct 13, 2022 | Elevating Emotional Intelligence, Wellness/Well-being
I consider it an honor to hold safe spaces for my clients in private practice and the corporate sector. In these therapeutic and psychoeducational sessions, I do my best to affirm, teach and challenge my listeners. I not only want them to learn from the content but...
by Farah Harris | Aug 25, 2022 | Elevating Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Leveraging Psychological Safety, Wellness/Well-being
Let’s face it. The workplace can cause stress. Some stressors are inevitable; however, managers and supervisors can miss opportunities to help minimize and/or prevent stress within their team. Those in leadership are in a key position to create a healthy work...
by Farah Harris | May 5, 2022 | Elevating Emotional Intelligence, Leveraging Psychological Safety
I told my new hire to let me know when she’s having a bad day. Why? Because I know what it’s like to have a bad day and how it impacts your work. I recently shared that I’m currently managing burnout and doing my best to practice emotionally intelligent...
by Farah Harris | Jun 26, 2019 | Elevating Emotional Intelligence, Leadership
Self-awareness is a characteristic that those in positions of leadership should have. It is the foundation upon which Emotional Intelligence (EI) is built. You cannot elevate your emotional quotient (EQ) if you are unwilling to be self-aware and practice this...
