Posts tagged ‘EQ’

There is a great book out on leadership.  Certainly there are enough leadership books to go around the world several times; but the book, Landing in the Executive Chair, by Linda Henman, relates to F squared, or F2 Leadership.    Dr. Henman refers to the F as meaning both Fair and Firm Accountability!

Henman says, “I have found the direct ties between self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skill… and business results.”   This is how Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, is defined.

Employee Engagement and Emotional Intelligence are about balancing results with relationships.  As Henman points out, the further up the ladder you travel, the greater the need for understanding both yourself and others.

EQ can be measured and improved!   We have Emotional Intelligence Assessments.  For more information call 1-800-452-4036

This week we have looked at the many benefits of higher Emotional Intelligence as well as compelling reasons to work on increasing our EQ as well as the EQ of the collective team.

Another very important benefit of an increased EQ is higher productivity, both of individuals and the team.

Here are 5 important productivity by-products of Higher EQ: Continue reading ‘Enhance Your EQ and See Your Productivity Skyrocket’ »

Remember, emotions are contagious- both the positive emotions and the negative emotions.   Likewise, teams have their own collective EQ and this EQ can be either high or low.

Below are characteristics of both types of teams: High and Low Team EQ Continue reading ‘Team EQ- What it Looks Like’ »

Researchers have confirmed what Human Resource professionals have known for quite some time.  One’s level of emotional intelligence is a great predictor of success at work as well as a measurement of healthy and productive relationships and leadership abilities.

Research has also shown that EQ is the second most important factor in job performance, only behind cognitive intelligence.  So, it stands to reason that we will all benefit by improving our personal Emotional Intelligence Quotient! Continue reading ‘A Good “How To” List for Improving Your EQ’ »

There have been numerous studies looking at the effectiveness of EQ.  Dr. Galit Meisler from the University of Haifa has done a great deal of research on EQ.  Some of his findings relative to employment issues were:

High EQ at Work

Employees are: Continue reading ‘High Emotional Intelligence: What it Brings to the Job’ »

An old native story that sounds very much like the development of a higher EQ:

Cherokee Wisdom

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.  “My son, the battle is between two wolves.” Continue reading ‘Emotional Intelligence- In Story Form’ »

Guess what?   We all have the same 24 hours in a day.   And the same 7 days in a week.  And the same 365 days in one year.

So how do some people seem to be able to accomplish so much more in the same hours as the rest of us?   By doing the “right things” at the “right time.”  In other words, successful people know their High Value Activities as well as High Value and Low Value Time.  They work on HVAs in productive slots and LVAs in less productive time slots.

There are literally hundreds of Success Habits.  Let’s look at only a few: Continue reading ‘Success Habits… What Successful People Practice’ »

Stage Four of Four

The top developmental skill for effective leadership is a high level of emotional intelligence.  This skill is developed and strengthened through quiet and regular reflection.  Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand emotions, particularly one’s own emotions.  “Know thyself”, proclaims the ancient Greek aphorism. Continue reading ‘Stages of Leadership – Emotional Intelligence’ »

There are many facets of management.   A good manager must also possess a strong leadership base.

The Four Stages of Leadership:

1.     Functional Competence

2.     Applicability

3.     Positive influence of others

4.     Emotional Intelligence

In order to progress through successful careers, managers –becoming- leaders must master and live these four stages of leadership.  To skip any of the four stages or to forget the lessons learned there can cause a career to stall or derail.

In later posts we will look at these four success habits in more depth.

Prominent research shows that up to 58% of performance on the job is due to skills such as:

  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Regulation
  • Motivation
  • Empathy
  • Social Skills

These skills also regulate and predict personal success as well!

Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, is the ability to sense, understand, and effectively apply the power and acumen of emotions to facilitate higher levels of collaboration and productivity.  Can your organization use more of this??? Continue reading ‘What If You Could Improve Your Life By over 50%?’ »