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* **What She Studied & Core Concept:** A PCC executive coach certified in EQ-i 2.0. Her central concept is **"Elephants Before Unicorns"**—companies must use emotional intelligence to address hidden organizational friction and conflict avoidance (the "elephants") before bringing in star hires (the "unicorns").
* **Why Interesting for Companies:** Expensive star hires frequently fail when dropped into toxic or dysfunctional cultures. Resolving internal friction first protects hiring investments and allows talent to thrive.
* **Main Findings:** Conflict avoidance and a lack of organizational EQ are the root causes of workplace dysfunction. Rapid tech shifts (like AI) accelerate executive isolation and employee stress if a foundation of trust is missing.
* **Managerial Implications:** Managers must resolve cultural issues before recruiting, practice active emotional self-regulation under pressure, and support new hires with structured onboarding (such as a **100-day integration coaching** plan).
* **Boundary Conditions:** This approach requires high leader self-awareness (willingness to admit mistakes and start fresh), significant time and budget, and can clash with short-term, hyper-growth shareholder demands.
* **Why Interesting for Companies:** Expensive star hires frequently fail when dropped into toxic or dysfunctional cultures. Resolving internal friction first protects hiring investments and allows talent to thrive.
* **Main Findings:** Conflict avoidance and a lack of organizational EQ are the root causes of workplace dysfunction. Rapid tech shifts (like AI) accelerate executive isolation and employee stress if a foundation of trust is missing.
* **Managerial Implications:** Managers must resolve cultural issues before recruiting, practice active emotional self-regulation under pressure, and support new hires with structured onboarding (such as a **100-day integration coaching** plan).
* **Boundary Conditions:** This approach requires high leader self-awareness (willingness to admit mistakes and start fresh), significant time and budget, and can clash with short-term, hyper-growth shareholder demands.