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Why Find Compelling Purpose? :: Posted
15 Mar 2010
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Joshua Freedman
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EQ Reflections ]
I’m distressed about purposelessness. The serious companies with whom we consult worldwide have all spent time, and usually a lot of money, crafting a “vision-mission-values” statement. There seems to be some confusion about why. Sometimes, it seems, they’ve made one because that’s what everyone else does. Something’s just not “clicking” ... (read more)
Purpose and Motivation: Drive Video :: Posted
13 Mar 2010
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Joshua Freedman
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EQ Reflections ]
In the Six Seconds Model, the "capstone" is a competency we call "Pursue Noble Goals," which enables you to connect with purpose in your daily life -- to put your purpose into action.
Daniel Pink's video about his new book, DRIVE, provides a fun and clear way of talking about this ... (read more)
Loneliness is Contagious… :: Posted
11 Mar 2010
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Alex Russell
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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
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Joshua Freedman
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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
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Six Seconds
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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
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Alex Russell
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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
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Alex Russell
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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
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Alex Russell
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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)
Does Mama Need Surgery Again? :: Posted
26 Feb 2010
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Joshua Freedman
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EQ Reflections ]
A few months ago Patty had routine physical, and her doctor ordered some tests, which came back positive so she needed a biopsy. While statistically odds were strong that it would be a nonissue, we were both a bit anxious - especially because of her cancer scare a few years ... (read more)
The Difference Between What We Know and What We Do – ‘Race to Nowhere’ :: Posted
25 Feb 2010
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Alex Russell
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EQ Connections ]
I hope there’s some talk out there about the film ‘Race to Nowhere’ that's currently traveling around the country. In the interest of getting the word out, here are my impressions. If you’re not familiar with the movie, director Vicki Abeles has made a film about education in the U.S. ... (read more)
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