This One-Second Habit Is the Key to Emotional Intelligence

Magic happens when you let yourself pause

Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, Ph.D.
Forge
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5 min readApr 14, 2020

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OOver the past two decades, I’ve advised Fortune 500 companies and high-growth teams, worked with Middle East leaders and conducted U.S. government-funded research on terrorism — all in the name of helping people find better ways of working together. Along the way, I’ve realized that emotional…

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Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, Ph.D.
Forge
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Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler is a leading expert on conflict and organizational psychology. You can learn more about her work at jengoldmanwetzler.com