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5 Reasons Why Emotional Intelligence Workshops Fail

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Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues In the 1990’s, Daniel Goleman and other authors introduced and popularized the concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI). Goleman, in particular, suggested that EI includes self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management (Goleman, Boyatzis, & McKee, 2002).

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Preview Thursday: Developing a Positive Culture Where People and Performance Thrive

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Goleman, 2007).”. Fortunately, the effect can also be reversed as research shows that working in the vicinity of a positive leader, makes you positive (Goleman, Biyatzis, McKee, 2004). The amygdala in our brains continuously scans the environment for potential dangers, like a smoke detector.”

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Leading Change with Emotional Intelligence

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EQ expert Daniel Goleman credits emotional intelligence for 90% of the difference between star performers and average ones in senior leadership roles. Numerous research studies identify EQ as more important than technical skills, industry knowledge, and other factors that set apart top-performing leaders.

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Business is a Laughing Matter

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Emotional Intelligence author and expert, Daniel Goleman,(EQ author/expert), states “Research on humor at work reveals that a well-timed joke or playful laughter can stimulate creativity, open lines of communication, enhance a sense of connection and trust, and, of course make work more fun”.

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5 Ways Leaders Can Raise Their Emotional Intelligence

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Consider the research of psychologist David Goleman at nearly 200 large, global companies in which he found that truly effective leaders are distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence. Having high emotional intelligence is key to being successful in life, including in the workplace, as it helps you relate to others.

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Reality Checks Leaders Must Give Themselves in 2016 (Part One)

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Readers of Daniel Goleman’s “ Emotional Intelligence ” will recall that the intrinsic self-motivation Goleman talks about in the “Self-Management” quadrant of emotional intelligence can only come from deep within a person. Reality Check #1: Leaders Can’t Motivate People, They Can Only Inspire Them to Motivate Themselves.

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There’s More to Life than Logic

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” ~Daniel Goleman, psychologist and author. Emotion and kindness were ignored, even criticized, described as weakness. “Gifted leadership occurs when heart and head—feeling and thought—meet. These are the two winds that allow a leader to soar.” I couldn’t be a willing participant to the absence of heart in the workplace.