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Loneliness is Contagious… :: Posted 11 Mar 2010 by Alex Russell [in EQ Connections ]
http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=1796 We've talked before about emotions being contagious. Well, here's a study that was done at the University of Chicago about social networks  that discovered that lonely people actually spread that loneliness to others around them - friends, neighbors, anyone they come into contact with. The most interesting thing about ... (read more)

Fight or Flow in Avatar :: Posted 11 Mar 2010 by Joshua Freedman [in EQ Reflections ]
One of the fundamental choices we each make in each moment is to live in that state of fight or in the state of flow.  As I’ve written before (in this article and in At the Heart of Leadership): FIGHT is characterized by power where the goal is the be right ... (read more)

Relational Power for Women Leaders :: Posted 10 Mar 2010 by Six Seconds [in Six Seconds ]
Deborah Williams Havert, one of Six Seconds team members, presented at at the Columbus State University's Women's Leadership Development Conference last month.  Deborah's session on "Leading With Relational Power" explored the power of the Six Seconds' EQ Model in leadership -- connecting participants with tools to move themselves and others ... (read more)

More From ‘Race to Nowhere’ :: Posted 10 Mar 2010 by Alex Russell [in EQ Connections ]
Here's a posting from the 'Race to Nowhere' Facebook site today: "This week I was struck by a comment at a faculty in-service day recognizing the packed schedule left little time for reflection and processing. This is our kids experience every day, and they come home to more work. Do ... (read more)

Artificial Emotional Intelligence? :: Posted 06 Mar 2010 by Alex Russell [in EQ Connections ]
Make Magazine has an interesting piece on emotionally interacting with a digitally created piece of art in their January 2010 issue. The two links below are the creator’s own website showing the ‘creature’ and then the link to the Make Magazine blurb titled ‘Emotional Aquatics’. The article goes into a ... (read more)

40 Photographs that Show Emotions :: Posted 06 Mar 2010 by Alex Russell [in EQ Connections ]
This was an interesting little personal expedition for me. Here is a site that chose 40 photographs depicting a range of emotions.http://tinyurl.com/cr3p2xI just scrolled though them and had several distinct reactions. First off, I felt the pictures were a little contrived. They're all beautiful photographs designed to elicit reactions. However, ... (read more)

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