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Women in Leadership: The Emotional Intelligence Skills That Drive Workplace Wellbeing

BY Patty Freedman EQ Business,

What a study of 43,080 women across 114 countries tells us about thriving, and what organizations can do about it

Resource Caravan: What would you take on a journey of a lifetime? New Research on Women Leaders Wellbeing and Emotional Intelligence

BY Patty Freedman Six Seconds,

What resources will help you on your “journey of a lifetime”? Insights from new research on women leaders, wellbeing & emotional intelligence 

Emotional Intelligence at Work: 10 Lessons from 50 Case Studies

BY Joshua Freedman EQ Business,

What FedEx, Sheraton, Komatsu, and 47 other organizations reveal about emotional intelligence at work — 10 patterns HR leaders can put to use immediately.

Gaining on It: How You Can Make Impact Every Day Using Emotional Intelligence for Mental Health Awareness Month

BY Patty Freedman Six Seconds,

Can we make the world a better place by practicing emotional intelligence? Here’s a guide to doing your bit, and fueling your own motivation to keep going

Protected: Building Emotionally Intelligent Leadership in Luxury Hospitality

BY Maddalena Campitelli Six Seconds,

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Emotional Intelligence for Positive Mental Health: From Surviving to Flourishing

BY Joshua Freedman EQ Life,

Learn how emotional intelligence and self-compassion can help you move toward thriving, with 50+ research-based practices for flourishing. What if mental health isn’t just the absence of illness — but a continuum from surviving to full vitality?

Leading Kindness: When College Students Practice EQ in Service of Others, Their Own Emotional Intelligence Increases

BY Six Seconds EQ Education,

80 college students received emotional intelligence training, then led a citywide kindness festival for 400 second-graders & 300 first-year university students. A controlled study measured what happened — for both the children and the leaders.

Turn Up Your Sparkle: How Authenticity Can Be Your Greatest Asset

BY Patty Freedman EQ Life,

Your authenticity, your sparkle, is not just who you are at your best — it’s also one of your greatest assets. Here’s how to use emotional intelligence to make your authentic sparkle shine.

Emotions Travel in Packs: What Your Feelings Are Really Trying to Tell You (The Emotion Constellation Map)

BY Joshua Freedman Six Seconds,

Your feelings travel in packs. Learn how the Emotion Constellation model reveals the hidden connections between feelings — and the deeper needs they share.

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Understanding Your Emotional Needs

BY Patty Freedman EQ Life,

When you’re facing an internal conflict, emotions can become confusing. Here’s how to “look beneath the surface” to discover the needs hiding behind your feelings.

Is Your Motivation Hiding? Shine a Light on It

BY Patty Freedman EQ Life,

What really fuels motivation? Recent neuroscience offers a suprising formula for fueling performance from the inside ou

Six Seconds 2025 Impact Report: Global reach, measurable outcomes and a growing movement for emotional intelligence

BY Patty Freedman Six Seconds,

Six Second is the global nonprofit working to increase the world’s emotional intelligence. Here’s what we created together in 2025