This is an excerpt from a keynote for young executives in the Malaysian government (aka “emerging leaders”). My goal in this session was to engage them to consider how they show up as leaders and the opportunity offered by using emotions more consciously and effectively. The clip starts with our “EQ-Performance Chain” which shows how [...]
Six Seconds Network member Joy Palmer and COO Joshua Freedman collaborated to assist the IFC / World Bank Group in a valuable program for high potential leaders. Enhancing People Leadership at the International Finance Corporation Background: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, invests in private companies operating in developing countries. As IFC has [...]
Shan, a Six Seconds Network EQ Trainer, is interviewed on morning TV in Kuala Lumpur – “The Case for EQ”:
We just finished the Level 1 Certification here in Dubai with another amazing group. I’m struck – again – by the way this work connects people from all “walks of life,” cultures, religions, and races. We have people in this group from 12 countries that I can name – Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Canada, [...]
Once you’ve identified the value of trust, assessed that you need to increase it, and focused on earning trust with the Four Cs – how do you go futher? (Originally from our VitalSigns newsletter.) EQ VitalSigns: Requesting Trust Recap of last two issues on Trust: One of the most important VitalSigns of a healthy climate [...]
Originally from our VitalSigns newsletter, this article reviews the importance of trust and provides a process for checking your level of trust. EQ VitalSigns: Assessing Trust Trust people and they will be true to you; treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great. – Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the most important VitalSigns of [...]
Mary Morton and Lori Evans will speak about The Power of Language in Building Classroom Community at this year’s Pacific Regional Leadership Conference of the National Education Association. Taking place February 13-15 in Seattle, Washington, this 3-day conference boasts attendance of nearly 1000 educators, educational support professionals and administrators from across the western states. The [...]
Six Seconds EQ lab school, the Synapse Institute, has moved to a new and bigger location in Palo Alto! Synapse Institute 305 N California Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 There’s also a new video showing the Synapse approach to project-based learning — see 5-6 year-olds making batteries to power the town they’ve designed! Information on [...]
The Second International Congress on Emotional Intelligence in Cancún Q. Roo México on June 6, 2008 included experts from the Emotional Intelligence community, HR professionals, consultants, and researchers. The presentations focused on how to apply emotional intelligence in organization and schools. Six Seconds Network member Dr. Patricia Marinez Abarca delivered a featured presentation using the [...]
Six Seconds Network members Michele Sagan & Ranita Rajandram use EQ in a beautiful program to help children succeed for life: Children today need a more holistic education than what is currently available, she said adding that “they need to learn about emotional intelligence instead of just focusing on academics, which was why she was [...]