Jordan Peterson and Emotional Intelligence
Following Jordan Peterson’s triumphant speaking tour of Australia I promised in my April 2018 newsletter that I would read and review his book “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos”. I have now read the book but what I did not realise is that our paths had already crossed. On 6 May 2016, Peterson wrote a reply on Quora denying that EQ exists. Then on 2 March 2017 I wrote a comment to his blog saying that I, even as an EQ practitioner, agreed with most of Peterson’s reply. .....
Read MoreThe Genetic Basis of Emotional Intelligence
Several blogs have appeared discussing new research by University of Cambridge, the Institut Pasteur, Paris Diderot University in Paris and the genetics testing startup 23andMe. The scientists administered a scientifically proven test called the Empathy Quotient to 46,861 people who have had their genes tested by 23andMe. They found a definite connection between a person's genetics and his or her ability to empathize with others. Do You Have Emotional Intelligence? It Could Be i.....
Read MoreMotivation and Emotional Intelligence
A simple query to Google “How to lift your intelligence?” generated 5 million results suggesting how if you are motivated you can lift your IQ. However I recently came across this blog Smart or determined? Examining the influence of motivation on IQ test performance. In 2011 by Angela Duckworth (of Grit fame) and her colleagues published a meta-analysis that suggested that motivation distorts IQ test performance, thereby challenging the validity of IQ tests as a pure measure of a.....
Read MoreReview of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
I sent out a tweet on 15/3/18 “Just finished the abridged Kindle version of Gibbon's Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire. 1252 pages and each page = 6 Kindle screen shots. Started reading it at the Christmas break.” Back came a tweet asking for a review so here goes. The unabridged book comprises six volumes, 71 chapters and 3675 pages: Volume I (16 chapters) starts with the Antonine Dynasty and finishes with Constantine becoming Emperor. It contains a famous quote of .....
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.