I have a very ‘successful’ friend who likes to joke that he and his colleagues are too ‘task oriented’ for EQ and they run a very financially successful transportation business. I also have another friend who runs a financially successful oil and gas business who is looking at how EQ can improve what they do….
Michigan Reach Out! is a program that links college students and community members with teens and children in mentoring relationships. They created a workshop to better understand feelings and emotions and posted a preview with the statement, “we permit anyone to use these materials, but not to sell them.” So, feel free to get some…
This month’s website by Joseph Hager (a contemporary and colleague of Paul Ekman, the famous facial expression interpreter) is an interesting look at the critical link between the face – that emotion revealing target of our eyes when we encounter another human being – and emotions. Check it out and I’m sure you’ll agree there’s…
I’ve had several coaching sessions using the new EQ-i 2.0 recently and I’m so blown away by how much more engaging and helpful it can be at really helping people get to the bottom of …
Klaudia Williams is featured in this short video about coaching, emotional intelligence and her role with the Emotional Intelligence Training Company, Inc.
There are missed opportunities to really drive customer loyalty. Even at my local grocery store, there is some confusion about being a real ‘human being’, not a ‘human doing’…
This short video features Kim Cairns speaking about the joys of working with clients on their emotional intelligence skills.
This past weekend was an extraordinary experience. For two full days, I was able to observe people in an environment chock-a-block full of opportunities to practice emotional intelligence. PICTURE THIS: Over “2000 athletes, coaches, parents and volunteers gathered at Calgary’s Talisman Centre to stage the Alberta Summer Swimming Association Provincial Championships, where athletes who qualified…
This month’s website will appeal more to readers who enjoy the theoretical and academic aspects of emotional intelligence. The article displayed on this Stanford University website is all about emotions from different philosophical perspectives. I’m very interested in our graphic designer’s opinion of this article (Sherwin’s master’s degree is in Philosophy ;-) I don’t expect…
Have you noticed all the hype about back to school? I was at an office supply store yesterday and kids with their parents were everywhere frantically buying up school supplies. It was a little strange. August doesn’t seem like ‘back-to-school’ month! Well if you watch TV ads you might think it started in July. Why…
This month’s book is “Bully Free at Work” (2011) by Valerie Cade. I met Valerie at a presentation she gave at…
This month’s website is a site where you can breath with others around the world. Now that sounds really weird, but please allow me to suggest that you just try it before you dismiss it. As I’m sure you are aware, meditation is one way to improve emotional intelligence skills, especially emotional self-awareness. There is…
The sun is finally shining here in Calgary and it finally feels like summer! It took long enough ;-) Now, I’m feeling lazy and I can’t get people on the telephone – they’re all on vacation! And I’m jealous. I wish I was on vacation. (okay, okay, the photo is not Calgary, but it’s summer…
We’re unveiling a series of videos by the EITC team, and this is the first in a series. This short video features …
We had the most amazing Emotional Intelligence Training Company team meeting Friday, June 10th at my home in Vancouver. We have such a great team! I am so fortunate to work with such talented and wonderful people…