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Emerging AI technologies continue to revolutionize the business landscape, but the critical importance of emotional intelligence (EI) has remained as a key differentiator for organizational success. While AI boosts efficiency, it’s the human touch—exemplified by skills like empathy, adaptability, and effective communication—that drives team performance and resilience. At IHHP, we delve into how employees with […]
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Flash back to your previous successes A lack of confidence in high-pressure situations is common to many of us, so this pressure solution is sure to come in handy. The basic idea is that by visualizing your past successes in similar situations, you stimulate the same type of responses that helped you before. Pressure moments […]
Do you recall a pressure moment in which you didn’t do as well as you hoped? That was you in the past. Today is a new opportunity to show what we can do. Affirm Your Self-Worth Acknowledging the experience, skills, and other positive qualities you possess is an effective way to buffer yourself from the […]
The What If Game The rules are simple. Select an upcoming high-pressure situation. Let’s say it’s giving an important presentation. Now ask yourself a bunch of what-if questions – what if something bad or unexpected happens? Here are some examples: What if your PowerPoint slides malfunction when you’re presenting to your senior management? What if […]
There is probably no easier pressure solution to use before and during a pressure moment than this: FOCUS ON YOUR MISSION This solution suggests that you stay clear on what you are trying to accomplish — your mission. It could be to shoot a clean round of golf (regardless of score), have a strong interview […]
This pressure solution is spurred by the well-documented fact that the more important we appraise an event to be, the more pressure we feel — that is the nature of pressure. Pressure distorts our perceptions, often to an irrational take on the moment. This distorted thinking downgrades our cognitive success tools, such as judgment and […]
In our previous pressure solution, Befriend the Moment, we referred to research that indicated people tend to view most of their pressure situations as “do-or-die.” As a result of doing so, their self-confidence, level of attention, and sense of judgement falter. If, on the other hand, you know that you have more than one chance […]
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