Our Alumni and Mentors know that Junto sessions and conversations run across a spectrum.
Topics: Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Learning, Eudaimonia
The two queries I get most often about The Junto Institute are where the idea came from and where the name came from. I heard these so frequently in our first few years that I wrote blog posts to share our history and the origin of the name.
Topics: Leadership, Learning, Eudaimonia
When a company enrolls in Junto's Apprenticeship Program, we do an on-boarding interview during which we get to know the company's leadership team in more detail, and learn how we can customize the program to their needs.
Topics: Leadership, Learning
Leadership is like other learned activities. It's a skill, and it needs to be practiced to be done well.
Topics: Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Learning
Last year, we introduced a Master Class in Emotional Intelligence for our Alumni companies, for which we've received some incredible comments. One piece of feedback was particularly meaningful to me, as the instructor. The participants noted how passionate I was, not only about the topics, but about what I was learning.
Topics: Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Learning, Eudaimonia
When we learn, we have a responsibility to ourselves to do something about it. And when we learn as leaders, we have a responsibility to those we lead.
Topics: Leadership, Learning
After six years of running The Junto Institute, there is no doubt in my mind: growing our emotional intelligence makes us better people and makes the people around us better.
Topics: Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Learning
There was a period during which The Junto Institute, like all new ventures, was a startup. But today, I consider it a re-startup.
Topics: Leadership, Learning
Learning about Emotional Intelligence Helps Us Become More Emotionally Intelligent
One of my favorite sayings is, "It doesn't matter how emotionally intelligent we are. What matters is how emotionally intelligent we can be." I use this mostly in two settings.
Topics: Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Learning
Humans are social creatures. Research has concluded that strong social bonds contribute to a longer life. And most of us work in teams, for teams, and with teams. Yet when it comes to learning, we rarely do it together. We listen to podcasts, read books, attend seminars, and reflect mostly on our own.
Topics: Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Learning