What an Emotional Intelligence Program Can Do For Your Organization in 2004

Written by Susan Dunn, MA, Psychology, The EQ Coach


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RESILIENCE One ofrepparttar biggest detractors from concentration and productivity is stress. Building resilience isrepparttar 104807 best way to tolerate stress according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. Resilience, an EQ competency, means being able to bounce back after setbacks, disappointments, rejections and losses while retaining a hopeful and enthusiastic outlook.

According to Al Siebert, Ph.D., who has studied resilience for many years, one ofrepparttar 104808 attributes of a resilient person is having many different characteristics, for instance being able to be rigid ORr flexible, analytical OR creative, as required byrepparttar 104809 particular situation. This requires also being able to access all parts of your brain – emotions and thinking, left and right brain. This is EQ in action.

FLEXIBILITY Being flexible means being able to generate alternate solutions when you “hitrepparttar 104810 wall.” Whether it’s a person you can’t get around, or an idea you know will work but may not initially be popular, or a change in office systems, or a turf war that needs managing, having many alternate ways of approachingrepparttar 104811 challenge maximizes your chances of success.

POSITIVE ATTITUDE Optimism isrepparttar 104812 facilitator of allrepparttar 104813 EQ competencies and fuels productivity and high performance. A high score in optimism isrepparttar 104814 single best predictor for successful sales peoples ( http://www.eiconsortium.org ), and is crucial to performance situations such as giving presentations and negotiating.

HOW TO INTRODUCE EQ A model program begins with assessing each individual’s EQ ( http:/ inyurl.com/z94t ). Then start everyone on The EQ Foundation Course© which explainsrepparttar 104815 competencies and raises EQ as it is taken. It is interactive and onrepparttar 104816 Internet, self-paced, active learning, 12 modules, and comes with a workbook.

Then each individual receives coaching weekly to work onrepparttar 104817 competencies that need improving. Weekly group meetings can facilitate group learning. 3 months isrepparttar 104818 recommended minimum amount of time for this sort of learning. A post-program assessment measures results.

Alternatively, managers and executives can take this program and learn how to coach others in EQ.

Participants in a well-designed and initiated EQ program will increase their ability to work together, to lead more effectively, to manage themselves and motivate others better, to be more flexible and creative in finding solutions, to focus better and act with intent, and to be more resilient, and therefore, ultimately, be more productive.

©Susan Dunn, MA Clinical Psychology, The EQ Coach, http://www.susandunn.cc . Bringing the power of Emotional Intelligence to your organization through coaching, distance learning courses, The EQ Learning Lab™, and eBooks, http://www.webstrategies.cc/ebooklibrary.html . We offer the EQ Alive! program for those who want to coach others, www.eqcoach.net . Mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc for FREE eZine. Put “EQ at Work” for the subject line.


Top Ten Tips for Living Authentically

Written by Ann Ronan, Ph.D.


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7.Take time to play

Give yourself time to recharge doing things you love to do or by just doing nothing.

8.Be aware of your self-talk

Are you blocking your potential? Check out your first thoughts when you wake tomorrow. Are they supportive, encouraging or positive? Chooserepparttar kind of chatter that’s goes on in your mind. Become aware ofrepparttar 104806 negative messages you give yourself. Gently catch them and turn them into positive affirmations.

9.Surround yourself with inspiration

Keep a success journal. Write down you four or five greatest strengths and post them where you can see them. Onrepparttar 104807 last Friday of each month, write down all your accomplishments both big and small.

10.Serve others When you live authentically, you may find that you develop an interconnected sense of being. When you are true to who you are, living your purpose and giving of your talents torepparttar 104808 world around you, you give back in service what you came to share with others -your spirit – your essence.

This piece was submitted by Ann Ronan, Ph.D., Certified Career Coach who can be reached at ann@authenticlifeinstitute.com, or visited on the web at www.authenticlifeinstitute.com. Ann provides resources, assistance and support to people who want to successfully take control of their careers. She works with professionals in career transition and she mentors new coaches. Live YOUR life!


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