A 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......
Read MoreA counter argument to Is Emotional Intelligence Overrated?
Earlier this month Adam Grant (a Wharton Business School Professor) posted a blog on the Huffington Post Emotional Intelligence is Overrated. The blog went viral in the Twittersphere. Grant described how he thought a CEO who considered EQ to be more important than IQ and who was spending millions on training and EQ assessment was wasting his company’s money. In the end they agreed to a study which using hundreds of salespeople demonstrated that IQ was 5 times more powerful that EQ in de.....
Read MoreThe Emotional Intelligence of Contrary Combinations Mover-Engineers
The two most common strong components in the Humm universe are the Mover and Engineer. Accordingly of all the combinations the Mover-Engineer (ME) is the most common. Unfortunately Mover-Engineers suffer psychological stress because the desire of the Engineer to concentrate on and complete one project conflicts with the desire of the Mover to meet people and multi-task. The positive is that once they have decided on a project, Mover-Engineers try single-mindedly to finish it, with impatient.....
Read MoreThe Emotional Intelligence of Contrary Combinations Hustler-Artists
Hustler-Artists are another contrary combination. Hustlers are social, manipulative and flexible. Artists are introverts, purists, and stubborn. Very high levels of these two components are rarely found together but when they do make for an interesting personality. I describe them as creatively cunning. They often change their approach to another unexpected angle, dismaying their subordinates, who become exhausted by the lack of consistency. They are very cynical in their attitudes to.....
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.