Book Review: ‘How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain’
By Lisa Feldman Barrett If you are interested in the field of Emotional Intelligence this is a must read. While Goleman’s book popularised the subject, this book completely revolutionises one’s thinking about emotions. More importantly Lisa Feldman Barrett is an actual scientist unlike so many who write on the topic yet she has a clear, concise writing style that makes this book a pleasure to read. As someone who went to Cambridge and studied Natural Sciences may I take my hat o.....
Read MoreWhy Temperament is the Key to Lifting Your Emotional Intelligence
Sissinghurst - the famous garden planted by Vita Sackville-West Recently Guy Winch published a terrific blog on emotional intelligence. Guy was discussing a yet unpublished study of 3,000 adults who were asked to respond to the following question: You arrive at a social event, excited to see friends you haven’t seen for a while but as you walk in you overhear two of these friends saying negative things about you. What would you feel in this situation? Anger Shame Sadn.....
Read MoreHow to deal with a Passive-Aggressive colleague
I was sent an interesting one-minute video the other day which features British Leadership Consultant William Montgomery: How to deal with a Passive-Aggressive colleague. In the video Montgomery uses the example where a manager is assigning tasks to employees to complete a project. Subsequently one employee refuses to do his or her tasks delaying the project and causing frustration. Montgomery suggests three tactics to handle the situation: Give feedback describing how you are f.....
Read MoreVindication at last
On 2 September 2018 the British Psychological Society published the following blog: Study of 8000 workers finds that gender differences in “achievement motivation” may explain part of the gender pay gap The study was carried out by Leonora Risse of RMIT using one year’s data from an Australian household survey of about 8,000 people employed full- or part-time. These workers provided information about their jobs, pay and social background, as well as completing a number of persona.....
Read MoreChris Golis - Author
"Put in a sales perspective, I loved your presentation! I got a lot from what you talked about and I will read your book."
Peter Morris, Executive Officer, Lomax Financial Group
Your presentation on 'Lifting your Level of Emotional Intelligence" to 10 CEOs scored an average 8.9 out of 10 for the topic and 8.5 for the presentation which is great. A couple of the attendees gave you a 10 out of 10, and the comments were:
- Great presentation. Very informative.
- Excellent presentation.
- made me think.
Christi Spring CEO Institute. - web www.ceo.com.au.