SIY Global

Human-centered skills at work. Around the world. We’re passionate about building human connection at work, from the inside out.

SIY Global is a platform that combines the power of technology and community to develop social and emotional intelligence skills at work. As our sister organization, The Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, focuses on making mindfulness and emotional intelligence skills practical and accessible for front-line service providers in education, governmental agencies, other non-profits, and com

munity organizations. Since our origination within Google, we have been the market leader in social and emotional intelligence skills training in organizations for the past 13 years, working with over 250 highly influential global organizations in more than 50 countries.

09/03/2026

There's a world of difference between training people to imitate what it looks like to have high EQ, and training EQ as a foundational way of thinking and responding.

08/26/2026

Emotional intelligence is a contagious skill that has far-reaching impact on others.

In a recent study of 25 managers and their teams, researchers found that how the leaders managed their emotions had a significant impact on their employees' performance and work experience.

This compounding effect is crucial for L&D teams who are building the business case for leadership development programs, especially against budgets that are already stretched thin.

08/20/2026

High-performing leaders are often hard on themselves. But self-compassion is a crucial skill that they need to master, especially when they are dealing with constant change and ambiguity.

The key is that self-compassion does not mean avoiding accountability. Rather, it's the ability to move past a failure or mistake without negative emotions holding you back.

08/17/2026

Companies keep investing in AI tools. But few invest in the conditions that let people actually use them.

Psychological safety is one of the most crucial conditions for success.

08/11/2026

Change what a leader perceives, and it changes everything that comes next.

07/22/2026

There's power in simply naming our emotions.

Neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman's research at UCLA found that putting a feeling into words measurably reduces activity in the amygdala, the brain's threat-detection center.

At the same time, naming the emotion increased activity in the prefrontal cortex, the seat of reasoning and control.

In short: Ignoring emotions does more harm than good when we want to think with reason and control.

07/07/2026

Neuroscience shows us that human brains are hardwired to drop complex training the moment stress or uncertainty rises. When pressure hits, higher-order cognition goes offline, and traditional behavioral training vanishes.

In any other category of professional training (think pilots, surgeons, musicians, athletes), overriding emotional pressure requires years of intense, reflexive practice.

Yet we expect corporate leaders to perform and learn simultaneously under massive stress with zero emotional support.

If we want traditional leadership skills to actually be usable in real life, we have to build the emotional foundation first.

06/15/2026

Here. We. Go!

If you're hanging out at this week, come say hello at Booth #223, and get a glimpse of our latest rollout in Leadership Development 👀

And don't miss the ever-engaging Felix Sablan in his session Tuesday at 5 pm: "You're Watching the Wrong Cliff: Two crises you're missing and the Perception Box that reveals them."

06/11/2026

L&D professionals are constantly grilled about the ROI on leadership development, with executives wondering if it’s worth the investment.

But perhaps the far more powerful question is: How big is the risk if we DON'T develop our leaders’ skills?

According to the 2026 Marsh People Risk Report, inadequate leadership skills trigger or worsen more downstream risks than any other people risk.

“Leadership risk is rarely contained: it cascades.

“Our research shows that inadequate leadership skills act as a multiplier, triggering and exacerbating more downstream risks than any other factor. Poor decision-making, weak communication, and a lack of trust can quickly translate into labor and skills shortages, unsafe working conditions, deteriorating mental health, and flawed investment decisions — putting productivity, performance, and reputation at risk.”

In any other category of business spending (think cybersecurity, legal, insurance, finance, etc.), that kind of risk would merit significant investment to avoid a much greater potential loss.

Yet when it comes to people, we often think we can wing it.

So perhaps it’s time to start reframing the question and getting serious about the risk.

05/06/2026

56% of CEOs report seeing zero ROI on AI to date, according to a recent study from PwC.

One of the core reasons may lie in their culture. According to a study from MIT, 84% of leaders see a strong connection between achieving measurable results from AI and having psychological safety among the team.

Yet that same MIT study showed only about 39% of leaders rate their organization’s psychological safety as “high.”

If your organization is missing out on AI gains, consider starting with psychological safety.

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