Christopher Salem is a business executive advisor, professional keynote speaker and award-winning author. In this episode, we discuss the significance of emotional intelligence in business and its role in building a successful team and creating a safe workplace environment.      What You’ll Hear In This Episode:   - Christopher’s personal journey of recognizing his past negative emotional behaviors and learning to shift his focus towards positive emotions and trusting the process   - Why you shouldn’t fear risk-taking and what you can learn from failure and proactive thinking   - The negative impacts of a lack of emotional intelligence, including decreased productivity, increased risk aversion, and ineffective communication.   - Christopher’s process on how to take EQ to the next level and change your thinking towards it.