Archive for February, 2008

Re: Emotional Intelligence audios You can get our Tips and insights into emotional intelligence in audio format. Would you be interested hearing audio recordings of sessions of our Virtual-Workshop series, Leadership Communication™? You can download them in MP3 files to listen when and where you choose. Our Virtual-Workshop series is conducted as a series of [...]

Writers in the field of emotional intelligence like to cite brain science research. A new book, by Louann Brizendine, M.D., The Female Brain, says that research shows that, as compared to men, women have “More brain circuits for communication, reading emotions, social nuance, nurturing skills…” (p. xix.) And on p. 119, “…the female brain is [...]

A promising young division general manager, let’s say Tom, was up for a promotion. However, his promotion was being questioned due to complaints from direct reports and peers who were subject to angry outbursts and hostile emails. There were concerns on the upper levels about his suitability for increased responsibility and visibility, given his problems [...]

There is a big difference between having an emotion and it “having you.” You can have a feeling or you can be caught up in it. The trick is to have an awareness of the feeling. If we lack self-awareness, we are more susceptible to being caught up in a feeling. Then it runs us [...]