leadership development

Enhancing Employees’ Mental Health: What Workplaces Can Do

Workplace Wellness
Article Written By Irma Campos, PH.D. In addition to the financial and physical health implications, psychological research has determined that COVID-19 has contributed to negative mental health symptomatology. A recent national survey in late June 2020 revealed that an astounding 40% of U.S. adults reported negative mental health symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, suicidality, substance abuse), […] Continue reading

Barriers to Career and Employee Engagement

By Dr. Irma Campos, Licensed Psychologist Understanding Career Engagement Career engagement is imperative in developing your career and reaching higher levels of performance. First, let’s set an agreed upon definition of career engagement. Career engagement means to experience being ‘stretched’ and capable of successfully meeting expectations in paid and unpaid work (Neault & Pickerell, 2006). […] Continue reading

Committing to and Investing in Your New Year’s Resolution

By Dr. Irma Campos, Licensed Psychologist With the new year comes a long list of resolutions, goals, and aspirations. New Years’ resolutions are often well-intended and can lead to effective change with the appropriate goals, mindset, behavioral strategies, and environmental supports. When it comes to human behavior, change is not always simple. This is why […] Continue reading

On Becoming an Ally: Women in Leadership

By Dr. Irma Campos, Licensed Psychologist The more we use certain terms in our daily lexicon as business professionals, the more they can lose their essence. I believe this can be said of the following terms: diversity and inclusion, allyship, equality, empowerment, and equity. Unfortunately, the more we say these terms, the more we feel […] Continue reading

The Other Side of Emotional Intelligence

Overview The next dimension of emotional intelligence focuses on others, and it is social competence (see Bradberry & Greaves, 2009). Social competence encompasses social awareness and relationship management. I’ll focus on social awareness in this post, which is essentially being attuned to others’ emotional responses. Engage in the Moment In order to attend to others’ […] Continue reading

The Last (But Not Least) Emotional Intelligence Domain: Relationship Management

Overview These last few weeks, I have reviewed emotional intelligence. I have reviewed personal competence (self-awareness and self-management). And last week I reviewed one facet of social competence (social awareness). The final facet of social competence is relationship management. It answers the question “What do I do with awareness I have of the social situation?” […] Continue reading