Music, emotion and a common human brain? Maybe.

Feb 20 2011
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This exhibition from the World Science Festival, from the panel on “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus” is a good example of leadership and raises interesting questions about the universality of human capacity and human experience…

February EQ Tool Share of the Month

Feb 06 2011

The EQ tool of the month is theEITC Stages of Change document which reviews the Stages of Change Model created by James Prochaska and his colleagues in the book, “Changing for Good.” I first learned about the model from a handout that my wife, Jill, picked up at BC Women’s Hospital where she works. I [...]

February Book Review

This month’s book is “Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative” by Ken Robinson. My brilliant daughter, Becky, and her brilliant partner, Sherwin got me this book for Christmas and I’m just loving it. If you take a look at Ken Robinson’s TED talks, you will become an instant fan. He’s very funny and [...]

February Website of the Month

My pick for website of the month is http://www.executivecoachingforum.com/ This is a group of executive coaches from the Boston area who have been working together since 1999 and have amassed a great many resources that they freely give away on the site. The most impressive freebie is The Executive Coaching Handbook, which, as you will [...]

Emotional Ponderings: “EQ Coaching”

I love the Stages of Change Model postulated by James Prochaska et al (if you’re unfamiliar with this model, check out the February EQ Toolshare of the Month) In fact, I think it’s one of the best arguments for coaching that exists. If people are going to change (as is the case with EQ development), [...]

January EQ Tool Share of the Month

Jan 20 2011

The EQ tool of the month comes from MHS Inc. They have produced a great piece of marketing material that you can use in your marketing internally and externally. They have reviewed some of the biggest individual and organizational projects completed using the EQ-i with a specific focus on the Return on Investment (ROI) realized [...]

Website of the Month: www.ted.com

Jan 13 2011

My pick for website of the month is www.ted.com I always mention ted.com in all my courses and am continually amazed at all the people who have not yet had the pleasure of viewing a “tedtalk.” TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing [...]

The EITC 2011 Brochure (Certification Courses) is here

Jan 05 2011
2011 certification course brochure COVER #2

The Emotional Intelligence Training Company, Inc. is offering many Certification Courses for 2011. Download this PDF to see the listings and read about the benefits and features of the EQ-i® and EQ-360® certification courses for 2011 [PDF].

Emotional Ponderings: Honesty

Dec 02 2010
Book Cover: the power of truth

As is my habit, I borrowed a CD from the library to listen to in the car. This time it was Daniel Goleman, author of the original 1995 book that popularized the concept world-wide, “Emotional Intelligence” and Warren Bennis, distinguished professor and author of several great books on leadership, talking about honesty. I was disappointed [...]

EQ-i and MBTI

Nov 14 2010
Isabel Briggs-Myers

I think the EQ-i and MBTI go great together, but rather than explain my views, let’s hear from MBTI ‘master practitioner’, Lori Lacey, Workers Compensation Board, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Here’s her recent email message to me used with her permission: Hi David, I wanted to tell you about a recent debrief I did with a [...]