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TalentSmart We transform organizations with Emotional Intelligence (EQ) solutions to create better leaders, teams, cultures, performance, and lives.

For 20+ years, we have impacted millions through our EQ solutions and best-selling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0. TalentSmart is the world’s premier provider of emotional intelligence (EQ). More than 75% of the Fortune 500 companies rely on our products and services. All of our cutting-edge assessments are easy to use, based on rigorous research, and include our proprietary e-learning and Goal-

Tracking System™. Our training programs and coaching services ensure new skills are applied immediately. Our #1 best-selling, award-winning book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is a groundbreaking addition to the application of EQ in the workplace.

Have you ever been on a team where everyone could feel the tension but no one was naming it? What finally broke the patt...
06/17/2026

Have you ever been on a team where everyone could feel the tension but no one was naming it? What finally broke the pattern? Unspoken interpersonal friction is one of the most common, and most costly, dynamics in leadership teams.

Tomorrow at LTEN we're presenting with Astellas on how they built EQ into a global leadership development program. If yo...
06/15/2026

Tomorrow at LTEN we're presenting with Astellas on how they built EQ into a global leadership development program. If you're at the conference, join us Tuesday at 2:15pm in Desoto 3. And we're at Booth #632 all week.

Here's a reframe that changes how you think about friction. We see it as a red light — stop, problem, eliminate. But wha...
06/12/2026

Here's a reframe that changes how you think about friction.

We see it as a red light — stop, problem, eliminate. But what if it's a full traffic signal?

Red: something needs attention before you proceed.
Yellow: slow down, there's information in this moment.
Green: there's a path forward, but maybe not the one you planned.
From the forthcoming book Friction — coming August 2026.

Which light do you usually focus on?

We're heading to LTEN next week! If you'll be there, come find us at Booth #632. We'll also be presenting with Astellas...
06/11/2026

We're heading to LTEN next week!

If you'll be there, come find us at Booth #632.

We'll also be presenting with Astellas on Tuesday, June 16th 2:15 PM-3:15 PM in Desoto 3. Join us to learn how EQ builds a stronger global leadership pipeline.

See you there!

For anyone in L&D or HR — we're hosting a free look inside Leading Through Friction™ on June 11. Josh Rosenthal will wal...
06/09/2026

For anyone in L&D or HR — we're hosting a free look inside Leading Through Friction™ on June 11. Josh Rosenthal will walk through what the program actually looks like in practice. Worth checking out if you're planning leadership development for the fall. TalentSmartEQ.com

Quick mindset check — when friction shows up at work, is your first instinct to push past it or understand it? Most of u...
06/08/2026

Quick mindset check — when friction shows up at work, is your first instinct to push past it or understand it? Most of us learned to push. Here's why that one shift changes everything.

Here's a pattern that keeps showing up in leadership research: people get hired for IQ and fired for EQ. Technical skill...
06/05/2026

Here's a pattern that keeps showing up in leadership research: people get hired for IQ and fired for EQ. Technical skills get you in. Emotional skills determine how far you go.

Have you seen this play out in your organization?

We see a lot of "what is EQ" content out there. What actually helps is knowing what it looks like in practice. Here are ...
06/04/2026

We see a lot of "what is EQ" content out there. What actually helps is knowing what it looks like in practice. Here are the 9 behaviors that consistently show up in high-EQ leaders, especially when things get hard. Which one do you think is most undervalued?

Here's a data point that still stops us when we see it: 76% of people weren't raised in a home where emotions were openl...
06/02/2026

Here's a data point that still stops us when we see it: 76% of people weren't raised in a home where emotions were openly discussed. And then we wonder why it's so hard to navigate conflict, tension, and pressure at work.

What's one moment where you wish you'd had better tools for working with the emotional tension in the room?

For anyone who missed yesterday’s session — one line that’s sticking: friction that goes unaddressed doesn’t go away. It...
05/29/2026

For anyone who missed yesterday’s session — one line that’s sticking: friction that goes unaddressed doesn’t go away. It goes underground. The recording is at TalentSmartEQ.com.

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