Life skills

New Study Reveals that Virtual Reality Skills Training Is Poised for Explosive Growth By 2022

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Articles, Life skills, Learning, Skill, Soft skills, Social skills, Virtual reality

According to the report, by 2022, more than 72percentof learning and development leaders across industries will have tried VR for soft skills training at their organization.

Key Points: 
  • According to the report, by 2022, more than 72percentof learning and development leaders across industries will have tried VR for soft skills training at their organization.
  • Companies are looking for a solution, and VR training accelerates skill mastery in a realistic, efficient, and measurable way."
  • "The future of VR training for employees to learn critical communication and interpersonal skills is limitless," explained Jeanne Meister, Managing Partner, Future Workplace.
  • Powered by a blend of artificial intelligence and live human interaction, Mursion provides immersive VR training for essential skills in the workplace.

Prosus N.V. (Prosus) (Euronext Amsterdam: PRX; JSE: PRX) Today Announced Strong Results for the Six Months Ended 30 September 2020

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Monday, November 23, 2020
Data management, Technology, Other Retail, Restaurant, Bar, Training, Other Construction & Property, Food, Beverage, Construction & Property, Retail, Other Professional Services, Finance, Banking, Professional services, Other Technology, Other Education, Continuing, University, Software, Education, Online Retail, Articles, Naspers, Prosus, Companies, Service companies, Life skills, Psychological adjustment, Psychological resilience, Resilience, IGATE, Performance

Strong performance in uncertain times:

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  • Strong performance in uncertain times:
    Revenues increased 32% to US$12.7bn (HY20: US$9.9bn), with strong growth across food delivery, etail and education.
  • Our strong performance reflects the resilience and adaptability of the group and of our teams to effectively navigate challenging times.
  • On 30 October 2020, the group announced its intention for Prosus to acquire up to US$5bn of Prosus and Naspers shares.
  • Today, Prosus companies and associates help improve the lives of around a fifth of the worlds population.

Conference Board Releases Social and Emotional Skills Measurement Resource

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Competence, Human resource management, Adolescence, Life skills, Articles, Learning, Positive psychology

OTTAWA, Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Conference Board of Canada, in partnership with the Future Skills Centre (FSC), has released a new resource for users to measure social and emotional skills in adolescents and adults.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Conference Board of Canada, in partnership with the Future Skills Centre (FSC), has released a new resource for users to measure social and emotional skills in adolescents and adults.
  • Being able to measure and analyze social and emotional skills is important for any organization, says Maria Giammarco, a Senior Research Associate at The Conference Board of Canada.
  • Additionally, The Conference Board of Canada and Future Skills Centre have summarized the top evidence-based, internationally applied studies on social and emotional skills measurement and development.
  • These studies provide insights on how social and emotional skills can be conceptualized through comprehensive competency frameworks; how competency frameworks have been used to measure social and emotional skills in adolescents and adults, and across socio-demographic, educational, and professional contexts; and how measurement tools have been used to understand the impact of interventions that target social and emotional skill development.

EQ Care to deliver a free Pandemic Support Program to its clients for the COVID-19 second wave

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Friday, October 30, 2020
Articles, Life skills, Psychological adjustment, Cognitive neuroscience, Emotions, Empathy, Moral psychology, Telehealth, Psychological resilience, Cognitive behavioral therapy, EQ

With the fall and winter season upon us, we are starting to see more COVID-19 infections and government restrictions on our daily lives.

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  • With the fall and winter season upon us, we are starting to see more COVID-19 infections and government restrictions on our daily lives.
  • Built on EQ Care's nascent dCBT (digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) platform, the Pandemic Support Program is designed to build employee coping skills and resilience in the workforce.
  • "Being committed to empathetic and compassionate care for the last 30 years, we recognize the important role EQ Care is privileged to play in improving the health of Canadians during this challenging time," said Daniel Martz, CEO, EQ Care.
  • This "One Front Door In" approach to balancing state-of-the-art telemedicine with the Human Touch of compassionate care represents EQ Care's journey forward, through 2020 and beyond.

Traliant Releases New Sparks Videos on Political Discussions at Work, COVID-19 Bias, and Social Issues on Social Media

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Articles, Moral psychology, Life skills, Mind, Cognitive neuroscience, Emotions, Empathy, Psychopathy, Social media

"Our new Sparks videos encourage empathy and understanding, especially when it comes to difficult discussions about politics, COVID-19 and other social issues," said Mike Pallatta, Traliant CEO and Co-Founder.

Key Points: 
  • "Our new Sparks videos encourage empathy and understanding, especially when it comes to difficult discussions about politics, COVID-19 and other social issues," said Mike Pallatta, Traliant CEO and Co-Founder.
  • The four new Sparks episodes include:
    Keeping Political Discourse Civil - Election season can create tensions and arguments at work, whether employees are onsite or online.
  • Social Issues and Social Media - Social issues can impact employees personally, affecting their interactions with co-workers and others.
  • This video focuses on the need for everyone to take an "empathy check" before posting emotionally charged content on social media.

New Study Shows That Playing With Dolls Allows Children to Develop Empathy and Social Processing Skills

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Thursday, October 1, 2020
Retail, Health, Consumer, Children, Specialty, General Health, Articles, Mind, Psychology, Life skills, Interpersonal relationships, Moral psychology, Fashion dolls, Cognitive neuroscience, Empathy, Barbie, Doll, Play, Cardiff University, Mattel

The fact that we saw the pSTS to be active in our study shows that playing with dolls is helping them rehearse some of the social skills they will need in later life.

Key Points: 
  • The fact that we saw the pSTS to be active in our study shows that playing with dolls is helping them rehearse some of the social skills they will need in later life.
  • Because this brain region has been shown to play a similar role in supporting empathy and social processing across six continents, these findings are likely to be country agnostic.
  • The findings of this research highlights that playing with dolls, such as Barbie, offers positive benefits in preparing children for the future through nurturing social skills like empathy.
  • Understanding that kids can help develop these skills through playing with dolls like Barbie, is remarkable and a helpful tool for parents.

Organizations With a Culture of Connection Hold the Competitive Advantage As Do Their Employees

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Articles, Academic disciplines, Mind, Industrial and organizational psychology, Life skills, Interpersonal relationships, Cognitive neuroscience, Empathy, Moral psychology, Mindset, Leadership

They offer a five-step process to operationalize connection culture:

Key Points: 
  • They offer a five-step process to operationalize connection culture:
    Develop a "connection mindset" among the members of your group.
  • Organizations that have sustainable high performance will have common elements to their culture that enable them to be productive and at their best.
  • Connection Culture provides detailed examples of how leaders across the globe are fostering engagement and building and maintaining cultures of connection in their organizations during challenging situations.
  • Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work
    To order books from ATD Press, call 800.628.2783.

Funeral Directors Can Beat Occupational Stress with Emotional Intelligence, Says New Book by Melanie Carr, Ph.D.

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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Articles, Human behavior, Emotion, Occupational safety and health, Human resource management, Workplace, Life skills, Organizational behavior, Occupational burnout, Emotional Intelligence, Intelligence

A new work by Melanie Carr, "Emotional Intelligence for Funeral Directors: The Secret to Less Stress and Burnout at Work", aims to offer the tools and discoveries of emotional intelligence that could save the day and prevent the dreaded burnout.

Key Points: 
  • A new work by Melanie Carr, "Emotional Intelligence for Funeral Directors: The Secret to Less Stress and Burnout at Work", aims to offer the tools and discoveries of emotional intelligence that could save the day and prevent the dreaded burnout.
  • In " Emotional Intelligence for Funeral Directors ", Melanie Carr reveals how improving one's emotional intelligence, can help funeral directors mitigate the impact of daily stress in their lives.
  • "'Emotional Intelligence for Funeral Directors' finally sheds some light on a subject that has been ignored far too long."
  • "Emotional Intelligence for Funeral Directors: The Secret to Less Stress and Burnout at Work" by Melanie Carr is available from Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions.

Covid-19 is no match for HEYKIDDO™ Huddle, an educational toolkit focused on social-emotional coping skills

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Monday, August 24, 2020
Articles, Sports, Life skills, Coping, Human behavior, Interpersonal conflict, Personal life, Stress, Huddle

"Our team knew that timing was perfect to make social-emotional coping skills part of the core curriculum and empower parents and educators to build the essential skills this generation needs to thrive."

Key Points: 
  • "Our team knew that timing was perfect to make social-emotional coping skills part of the core curriculum and empower parents and educators to build the essential skills this generation needs to thrive."
  • Conversation Starters: 15-minute daily conversation prompts that build coping and social-emotional skills.
  • Breaking Tips: Talking tips sent directly to your inbox when world events occur that may impact your communities and kiddos.
  • Learn more at: https://hey-kiddo.com/huddle/
    HeyKiddo Huddle is a complete social emotional learning curriculum from the team at HeyKiddo for distanced classrooms and learning pods.

New LearnEQ Emotional and Social Skills Curriculum Provides Ready-to-Teach Lessons as Students Return to Learning

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Articles, Positive psychology, Life skills, Popular psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Curriculum, Education, Intelligence quotient

Lessons are complete with activities and assessments designed to engage students and measure learning against curriculum standards.

Key Points: 
  • Lessons are complete with activities and assessments designed to engage students and measure learning against curriculum standards.
  • Prior to launching LearnEQ, McKinnon and Treend spent much of their careers developing and training adults on the principles of emotional intelligence.
  • LearnEQ develops and provides unique and effective educational materials focused on helping elementary and middle school-age children reach a higher level of emotional intelligence (EQ).
  • LearnEQ partners are driven by the belief that emotional intelligence is the foundation for healthy relationships, unlocks educational potential, and builds lifelong skills.