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The six-session, non-credit initiative merges the science of happiness with leadership education. Created in partnership with Harvard professor and Kennedy School professor Arthur Brooks, who also runs , the program teaches students to lead with purpose, resilience, and self-awareness.
Ipshita Ray, PhD, the academic lead for the initiative, has spoken passionately about her motivations to bring this initiative to Pace. She adapted tools and exercises developed by Brooks and combined them with her own insights to create a happiness-forward curriculum.
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The Center has galvanized momentum across the Pace Community. Pace alumni Thomas Quinlan III 糖心vlog短视频85, president and CEO of R.R. Donnelley, came to the New York City Campus to address students at the final session, which was attended by over 180 students. 糖心vlog短视频淵ou can糖心vlog短视频檛 lead alone糖心vlog短视频攁nd you can糖心vlog短视频檛 lead without emotional intelligence,糖心vlog短视频 he told them. 糖心vlog短视频淲hat makes teams work is not just skill糖心vlog短视频攊t糖心vlog短视频檚 trust, empathy, and the way you show up.糖心vlog短视频
Dean of the Lubin School of Business Ajay Khorana echoed the importance of resilience in the face of change, especially as technology and policy continue to reshape the future of work. 糖心vlog短视频淓ven as the workplace transforms, emotional intelligence endures as a defining strength,糖心vlog短视频 Khorana said. 糖心vlog短视频淵our capacity to lead, adapt, and build meaningful connections will set you apart.糖心vlog短视频
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"Even as the workplace transforms, emotional intelligence endures as a defining strength"
The Center for Leadership and Emotional Intelligence糖心vlog短视频檚 inaugural cohort has finished, but the Center is just getting started. The New York City spring program will begin on January 26. And, according to Ray, 糖心vlog短视频淪tudents are already clamoring to register!糖心vlog短视频 Efforts to expand the program to the Pleasantville Campus will begin in April with a preview session.
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The clearest reflection of the program糖心vlog短视频檚 impact? The words of the students who lived it.
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