Last weekend we had our first Six Seconds EQ Network meeting in Italy. Max Ghini (Director of the 6S-Italia office) and I presented – here’s Max (and look at the lovely room in the basement of an old old building, just off the main square of Bologna):
And me… I talked about using emotions and emotional intelligence to create change – with some personal stories of starting Six Seconds and our commitment to change starting with ourselves. I also shared stories of paradoxical feelings about my father, and finally the legacy of a Hawaiian woman committed to rebuilding a community space.
Here’s more of the wonderful Italia team, from left: Lorenzo, Dani, Federica, Veru:
Max introduced the Corporate Social Responsibility campaign and we all discussed the vision of partnering with business to create a context for thriving. It seemed simple and natural that we could help businesses meet their essential goals by bringing EQ to the communities where they operate:
Then teams started working on how to bring EQ to all the children and adults of Italy and beyond:
Thank you to the 50+ who joined the meeting! I look forward to the next one – which will be the Choose to Change conference in San Jose, CA, Oct 4-5 ’08.
Joshua Freedman
Joshua Freedman, Chief Operating Officer, Six Seconds Global
Joshua is one of the world’s preeminent experts on developing emotional intelligence to improve performance. With warmth and authenticity, he translates leading-edge science into practical, applicable terms that improve the quality of workplace relationships to unlock enduring success. Joshua leads the world’s largest network of emotional intelligence practitioners and researchers; Six Seconds has offices in eleven countries and practitioners in over 100. He co-developed Six Seconds’ EQ Certification Training which he has delivered on five continents as master-trainer to hundreds professionals seeking practical tools for learning and teaching emotional intelligence, and has helped launch emotional intelligence programs and companies in over a dozen countries.
Freedman is one of a handful of experts in the world with over a 15 years of full-time experience in this emerging field. His clients include Lockheed Martin, the World Bank Group, American Express, Morgan Stanley, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Microsoft, FedEx, all branches of the US armed services, and numerous organizations around the globe.
Freedman is author of INSIDE CHANGE (also in Italian), At the Heart of Leadership (in English, Chinese, and Italian) and over two dozen articles including The Business Case for Emotional Intelligence, The Workplace Issues Report, and A Hope for Change. He is coauthor of five validated psychometric assessments including the EQ Leadership Report and the Organizational Vital Signs climate assessment, as well a several books and training programs including the Handle With Care EQ Activity Book, the EQ Learning Journal, two volumes of the Self-Science EQ Curriculum, The EQ Leader training, and The Inside Path to Change (used by the US Navy and Marine Corps).
Joshua's applied research focuses on organizational climate and the factors that enhance individual and team performance. Partnering with leaders, he works to identify key relationship and emotional intelligence factors that limit and enhance success, then helps organizations implement new system so teams excel and talent thrives. See his speaker website for more.
Hi all those wonderful people!
I really do not want to miss the next meeting.
A big hug to all of you.
Lieve