Leveraging Six Seconds’ unique insight to the people-side of performance, articles in this section support leaders to increase organizational effectiveness and create enduring value for all stakeholders.
How important is emotional intelligence in a hard-driving business environment of the UAE? A study with leaders at Dubai Knowledge Village says: EQ is essential.
Read MoreThe Six Seconds model turns EQ theory into practice for your personal and professional life. Emotional intelligence is the capacity to blend thinking and feeling to make optimal decisions — which is key to having a successful relationship with yourself and others. To provide a practical and simple way to learn and practice emotional intelligence, Six Seconds developed a three-part model in 1997 as a process – an action plan for using emotional intelligence in daily life.
Read MoreWhat makes a leader into someone worth following? Is it their title? Their actions? Or maybe something more — something that is both rational and emotional.
Read MoreRecently… I told Emma (8-year-old daughter) she needed to get dressed to go. Instant protest, heel-dragging, power struggle. Yet we were going to do something she wanted! I observed a new cross-functional team starting up. The person assigned to schedule the first meeting asserted, “Since no one else wants to, I will chair the team.” […]
Read MoreOur society, especially in business, seems fixated on “behavior” as a magic solution. For example, recently I was talking to a potential client about a leadership development program and he wanted to know what “EQ behaviors” the participants would learn. Talking about the behavior is an easy short-hand. We want leaders to be proactive, to […]
Read MoreResearchers found that healthcare professional high in emotional intelligence are far more effective in a number of key performance areas including stress management, showing that these skills are critical for healthcare professionals – and especially those in leadership positions.
Read MoreStudy: Wisdom not automatic benefit of age By Kathy Gurchiek, 2/20/07 In the movie Fried Green Tomatoes, the character played by the actress Kathy Bates is stunned when two young women in a red VW zip into an empty parking space at the grocery, stealing a spot that she had patiently waited to claim. “Hey, […]
Read MoreEmotions serve to focus our attention on aspects of the world that help us thrive. They provide information about our interior world and about our relationships. For this survival function to operate optimally, we are highly sensitive to emotional signals in the environment. One person’s emotions are affected by others’. This effect is called “Emotional […]
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