Soft Skills, Hard Results: Why CEOs Are Betting on Emotional Intelligence
We live in an age dominated by smart machines, optimized workflows, and accelerated learning systems. Technology helps us analyze trends in seconds, automate decisions, and even speed read documents to stay ahead. But even with all this efficiency, a quiet revolution is happening in the boardroom -and it’s not powered by code. It’s powered by emotional intelligence. Let’s take a step back Picture a CEO leading a high-growth company. They’ve implemented AI to optimize customer insights, hired a top-tier consultant to restructure operations, and rolled out advanced analytics platforms. Everything looks efficient. Meetings are shorter. Reports are sharper. Tasks are automated. But then turnover increases. Teams stop innovating. Morale quietly dips. This is where AI hits a wall -and soft skills step in. The Human Advantage in an Automated World At Figure 8 Thinking , we help companies realize that emotional intelligence isn’t just a leadership buzzword. It’s the missing variabl...