Does Personal Intelligence really exist?
This is a review of a recent e-book that I purchased from Amazon and posted on its website. Personal Intelligence: The Power of Personality and How It Shapes Our Lives John Mayer is widely recognised, along with Peter Salovey as the co-inventor of emotional intelligence. They published their seminal article in 1990 arguing that some people understood a logic about emotions and used it to promote their well being while to other people this remained a mystery. The concept of emotional intell.....
Read MoreShould you trust your first impression?
I was recently sent a YouTube video link titled Should You Trust Your First Impression? The video has two messages: A bad first impression is difficult to overcome. People tend to stick with the negative bias about someone despite subsequent attempts at remedial action. However if someone is perceived as being exceptionally competent in area (say a goal scoring machine like Ronaldo) then this person is perceived as being competent in other areas. People then see a positive aura about t.....
Read MoreHow do you lift your emotional intelligence?
While there are many viewpoints expressed in the field of Emotional Intelligence, one area of common agreement is that EQ is a skill that can be learned. This is not surprising as otherwise there would be no point in running workshops on how to improve it. However where there is wide disagreement is on how to improve your emotional intelligence. Take these three blogs: 4 Practical Ways to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence This blog by Luminita Saviuc (aka the PurposeFairy) recommends that .....
Read MoreA Core Secret of Emotional Intelligence
One of the great misconceptions about Emotional Intelligence is that you should let emotions control your behaviour and “go with the flow”. I have heard podium speakers repeatedly say this is the secret of emotional intelligence. However the secret is the complete opposite. Daniel Goleman’s widely accepted definition of emotionally intelligent people described them as having four characteristics: 1. They were good at understanding their own emotions (self-awareness); 2......
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"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.