460: Get Into the Coaching, Growth and Learning Mindset and Become Emotionally Intelligent with Caroline Stokes

Caroline Stokes is founder of FORWARD - an executive headhunting + coaching firm for innovation leaders AND The Emotionally Intelligent Recruiter, designed to help evolve recruiters in the AI age.

Caroline started her career in consumer entertainment and technology marketing, brand and PR and decided it was the brain behind human decision making on company evolution that was more inspiring. She explains what we need to know about being emotionally intelligent, be productive in an optimal environment, and tap into your emotional responses in a timely manner.

Quotes:                                                                                                                                   

“When you have to change, adapt, or shift your beliefs or the way your brain operates, it's a painful process, because all of a sudden, you realize that what you were doing actually wasn't very good.” – Caroline Stokes

“If they have a brain, they have emotional intelligence—if they want to develop themselves, they are able to adapt, grow, thrive, and be more successful.” – Caroline Stokes

“It's not necessarily about who has good emotional intelligence and who doesn't—it's really about being able to tap into your emotional responses in a very timely manner.” – Caroline Stokes

Takeaways:

02:58 Emotional intelligence is a skill everyone can develop, not a fixed trait you're born with.

04:44 Understanding and managing your emotional responses can dramatically improve professional relationships and performance.

10:02 Recruiters need more than just tech skills - they need strong emotional intelligence to succeed in the AI age.

19:10 Having a growth mindset and curiosity are critical for personal and professional development.

20:39 Personal growth requires weekly commitment, feedback, and coaching, similar to working out at a gym.

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Filed in: Archive 2: 2017 • Coaching • Interview • Mindset • Podcast

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