Big Problem with EQ
There is a big problem with emotional intelligence. And it all started with Goleman’s book. While there is increasing agreement about what EQ is and why it is important, there is little or no understanding about how you can improve your own EQ. The common statement is that People drive performance and emotions drive people. What is missing is vital third link what drives emotions. I would argue that it is temperament that drives emotions. Temperament is genetic; it refers to the characteristi.....
Read MoreHou$e of Lie$
In an earlier blog The-emotional-intelligence-of-don-draper I noted that there were not many TV series about the corporate world. Another on has suddenly appeared: House of Lies. It is currently being shown on One on Monday nights. The show, is based on the book, House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time, written by Martin Kihn, a former consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. Kihn’s book starts with two quotes: When Thales was asked what was diffic.....
Read MoreAre Emotional Capitalists the new leaders?
I have just finished reading Emotional Capitalists: The New Leaders by Martyn Newman The premise of the book is that there is new type of leader emerging who by using Emotional Intelligence will be more successful. The structure of the book is simple; Newman lists seven competencies of the high EQ leader: Self-reliance, Assertiveness, Optimism, Self-actualisation, Self-confidence, Relationship skills, and Empathy and then chapter by chapter describes how the reader can improve these competencie.....
Read MoreTwo Out of Three people Are Ambiverts
I learnt a new word last week: Ambivert. It was first coined Kimball Young in 1927 and is defined as a person exhibiting features of an extrovert and an introvert. Finally I had the solution to one of the nagging problems in my life: the forced division of people by Myers-Briggs into either Extroverts or Introverts. Most of us have suffered from one of the more common cognitive biases: the Illusion of Superiority. We all tend to overestimate our positive qualities and abilities and to underes.....
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.