Emotional Intelligence - Plain and Practical with John Hughes

We dig into emotional intelligence as a performance skill, not a soft trait, and show how self-awareness, energy management, and clear communication change outcomes. John Hughes shares pre and post‑pandemic EQ data, live coaching moments, and practical tools to lead with clarity and care.

• four energies linking physical, emotional, mental, spiritual
• simple, repeatable self-awareness practices that stick
• how EQ‑i 2.0 reveals strengths and derailers
• pre‑pandemic confidence vs post‑pandemic drops in key skills
• empathy and assertiveness balance for clearer leadership
• inclusion as a felt experience, not a metric
• team rituals that build recognition and learning
• mood tracking tools to improve regulation and choices
• tactics to reduce overthinking and protect decision quality
• concrete steps to reset clarity on roles and deliverables

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Chapters

• 0:00 Why Emotional Intelligence Matters Now
• 1:06 Meet John Hughes And His EI Journey
• 2:35 From Therapy To Corporate Coaching
• 3:46 Defining Emotional Intelligence Clearly
• 7:56 The Four Energies Framework
• 10:43 EQ-i 2.0 And Building Self-Awareness
• 15:19 Coaching With Data: Strengths To Derailers
• 19:47 New York Times Lessons And Transition
• 24:34 Pre‑Pandemic EI Trends And Health
• 27:54 Inside The EQ-i Model And Scales
• 31:16 What Dropped Post‑Pandemic And Why
• 35:36 Return To Office, Identity, And Support
• 40:20 Leading With Listening Over Telling
• 44:05 Daily Practices That Actually Help
• 47:22 Disruption, Detachment, And Inclusion
• 52:04 Practical Inclusion For Middle Managers
• 56:24 Curiosity And Shifting To Growth Mindset
• 1:00:57 Tech Meets EI: Mood Tracking Tools
• 1:04:36 Live Coaching: Balance Empathy And Clarity