February EQ Tool Share: stages of change
The EQ tool of the month is the EITC Stages of Change document which reviews the Stages of Change Model created by James Prochaska and his colleagues in the..
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Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative
In his book, Robinson observes that emotional intelligence skill development takes a back seat to the ever more competitive drive for higher marks and academic excellence. He then goes on to develop a lucid …
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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…
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Stages of change and 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),…
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January EQ Tool Share of the Month
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 or …
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January Book Review: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Some of you will laugh, but I grabbed a title off my bookshelf that has been there for many years that I’ve always wanted to read and never had until now, “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: an enquiry into values” by Robert Pirsig. It was first published in 1974 and became quite the…
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Technology, something and design: ted.com
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…
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Emotional Intelligence and Scuba Diving: Self Motivation
Jill and I were fortunate enough to spend a glorious week in Puerto Vallarta the week before Christmas. I think we’ve started a new Christmas tradition.;-) I had the opportunity to go scuba diving and really enjoyed it. I don’t know if you’ve ever been scuba diving, but it’s quite a unique experience to actually…
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The EITC 2011 brochure (certification courses) is here
We’re offering many EQ-i® and EQ-360® certification courses for 2011 – download our brochure here…
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Book Review: “The Other Kind of Smart”
“The Other Kind of Smart: Simple Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence for Greater Personal Effectiveness and Success”, by Harvey Deutschendorf, 2009. Harvey was a participant in one of my courses very early on in the ’90s – an ‘early adopter’ and has written a marvelous…
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Centre for Nonviolent Communication
My pick for website of the month is the Centre for Nonviolent Communication. This site is built around the work of Marshall Rosenberg, who wrote the excellent book, Non-Violent Communication. One of the central themes in Rosenberg’s work is compassion. I think it’s important if we are to be honest with ourselves that we also…
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Emotional Ponderings: Honesty
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…
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EQ-i and MBTI
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,
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Leadership (and Emotional Intelligence) Video
This video caught my attention because it has so many good things to say about leadership. It’s an excellent example of how EQ competencies are required…
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Emotional intelligence and dentistry?
Knowing that Dave had been to Nigeria and the Middle East prompted me to write about my ‘dental tourism’ trip to Mexico. In late April, an opportunity came up to travel to Telchac Puerto on the Gulf of Mexico. Telchac is about 45 km north of Merida …
