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[2003-03-31] Destructive Emotions and What We Can Do About Them
"Anger kills," says Redford Williams, director of Duke University Medical Center's Behavioral Medicine Research Center. He references studies of cancer and cardiac patients. He has also authored the book, "Anger Kills".
[2003-03-30] Is Emotional Intelligence Just a Buzzword?
"I've been doing this for 15 years," Annette told me. "It just wasn't called this." I was explaining to a counselor in Australia about the field of emotional intelligence, and she was sure she'd discovered it first. Likely you'll feel the same way.
[2003-03-30] Do You Have to Think Negatively In Order to Survive?
Not only do people actually say negative things to us, we tend to interpret things negatively, says Robert Cooper, Ph.D., author of "Executive Eq: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership & Organization."
[2003-03-30] Global Warming: Is this Emotional Intelligence?
Have you heard the term "GEIC" - global emotional intelligence quotient?
[2003-03-25] Emotional Intelligence: The Shot Felt 'Round the World?
I just hung up the phone with Li-Yan, who wants me to come to Malaysia and present a workshop with her on emotional intelligence for businesses. She quit her corporate job there, because she found the work environment stifling, unethical and demoralizing. Now she wants to help businesses in Malaysia change to a more emotionally intelligent culture.
[2003-03-25] Ways to Cope with the War
"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."
[2003-03-24] What is Freedom?
This week we are at war. War is an unfortunate reality of life we too often face.
[2003-03-18] How to Attend a Seminar
I have made no secret of the fact that I am a big proponent of education as a way of sharpening your business skills and keeping up on the latest trends and practices in your industry. There are many ways of getting that information, each of which has distinct advantages and disadvantages. One of the best, however, is to attend a seminar or conference.
[2003-03-17] Business Dining For Less!
If you take your clients out for a business lunch or dinner, it doesn't have to cost you an "arm and a leg" to do it. You can save anywhere from 10%, 20%, 30% - even as much as 50% on the cost of your meals. And the best part is you can do it discreetly !
[2003-03-16] How to Choose the Right Coach for YOU, Using Your Emotional Intelligence
More people are hiring a coach every day. Choosing a coach is an important decision. To choose wisely, use your emotional intelligence - all parts of your brain, emotional as well as cognitive.
[2003-03-11] So What Does Emotional Intelligence Look Like in ReaL Life?
1.. High IQ, Low EQ: A student.
There's a story going around the Chicago area, where EQ is big, about a student at the U. of Chicago last year. At that venerable high-IQ institution, it's still a graduation requirement that each student pass a swimming test. A student showed up to take the test and, 3 hours later, after they'd dragged him out of Lake Michigan and the EMS had left, they asked him why he'd shown up to take the test when he didn't know how to swim.
[2003-03-10] Emotional Intelligence and the Gentle Art of Conversation
When the Israelites heard that God was going to take them to the promised land they were excited as I'm sure you would be too. The road to the promised land however turned out not to be, what they expected. They expected to be taken there speedily and in comfort, but instead the road took them through the desert and they endured all kinds of hardships.
[2003-03-05] How to be a More Persuasive Speaker: Ten Tips from the Real World
Busy executives do not have the time to learn the intricate delivery skills and "glitz" of the professional public speaker.
[2003-03-02] A Dream with a Time Limit
"A goal is nothing more than a dream with a time limit," says Joe L. Griffith. Great idea! Does having a deadline improve your work habits? Many folks get so much more done when they are clear about when it has to be completed. Why not do this with the things you want most in life?
[2003-03-02] Ready for the Balance Beam?
Success in your career usually means having the abilities of a gymnast--flexibility, strength, focus and skill, heightened by resilience, perseverance, determination and practice. The ability to accommodate change often requires all these things as well.
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