by Joshua Freedman | Apr 30, 2017 | Six Seconds |
Emotional intelligence helps us make better choices; we can evaluate and respond rather than reacting unconsciously. Simple, but how to do it? 15 practical tips from our network members around the world.
by Michael Miller | Mar 25, 2017 | Six Seconds |
Sometimes we leap before we look… and make decisions we regret. How do we avoid this trap? It’s an EQ skill called “Apply Consequential Thinking” and here’s the essence.
by Six Seconds | Oct 8, 2015 | EQ Life |
When we are faced with challenges, how can we use emotional intelligence to vault over barriers we thought were unbreakable? My name is Lara Williams and I am 44 years old, married and a mother of two girls. I love the outdoors. But, I have never really said to...
by Patty Freedman | Jul 22, 2015 | EQ Business, EQ Life, EQ Parenting |
Stress kills… or does it? In the light of new neuroscience, maybe it’s time rethink stress – which might just save your life.
by Rachel Goodman | Jul 7, 2015 | EQ Education, EQ Parenting, Six Seconds |
EQ Meets TEDx at the International School at the Hague How often do teens think before acting? You likely remember the time when you wish your younger self had stopped to think before taking your parent’s car out for a spin or having an angry outburst you later...
by Six Seconds | May 20, 2014 | EQ Education, EQ Life |
What makes a powerful question? Teachers, coaches, parents who want to generate deeper thinking need to know these three levels – with video.
by Joshua Freedman | May 1, 2013 | EQ Business, EQ Life |
What does it take to solve our most challenging conflicts? The Founder and Director of the Harvard International Negotiation Program says “Emotional intelligence is essential.”
by Joshua Freedman | Feb 29, 2012 | EQ Business, EQ Life, EQ Parenting |
The use of power is central to our interactions as leaders, coaches, parents, and change agents. To be more effective, emotional intelligence will help us understand and tune up our own use of power and the ways people react to that. There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of different forms of power. All of these “work” in some sense. If they generate certain desired there are “benefits.” At the same time, each produces unwanted side effects, called “costs.” What are some of the forms of power that you have, and that you exercise? What happens when you exercise these different forms of power? What price do you pay for each such use?
by Six Seconds | Feb 12, 2011 | EQ Education, Six Seconds |
In this speech, Six Seconds’ Chairman Karen McCown shares the definition, process, and purpose of teaching emotional intelligence. Karen founded the renown Nueva School in 1967 as a laboratory for integrating academic and emotional development for gifted...
by Joshua Freedman | Jun 16, 2009 | EQ Life |
You know that expression, “I’m waiting for the other foot to fall”? (as in, expecting bad news soon). So Wednesday evening I was walking around with Patty and another friend, and I was standing up on a low retaining wall (just about 2 feet high), and I decided to jump...
by Joshua Freedman | Apr 15, 2009 | EQ Life, EQ Parenting |
How do we change out of a destructive pattern? Emma (my daughter, now 9) frequently makes a big fuss when it’s time to do work that’s not appealing, especially “dumb writing homework” (despite usually liking writing and being an outstanding...
by Joshua Freedman | Mar 13, 2008 | EQ Life |
A new study released in Applied Psychology found that people with a highly rational thinking style actually became more biased as the stakes went up. The authors suggest that in an escalating situation, the highly analytical thinkers were less able to tune into the...
