The Amadori Case: Supplying McDonalds – Organizational Engagement, 
Emotional Intelligence and Performance

 EQ Business, Six Seconds  17 Responses »
Apr 032013
 
The Amadori Case: Supplying McDonalds - Organizational Engagement, 
Emotional Intelligence and Performance

In a three-year study of AMADORI, a supplier of McDonald’s in Europe, emotional intelligence, individual performance, organizational engagement, and organizational performance were assessed. Emotional intelligence was found to predict 47% of the variation in manager’s performance management scores. Emotional intelligence was also massively correlated with increased organizational engagement with 76% of the variation in engagement predicted by manager EQ. Finally, plants with higher organizational engagement achieved higher bottom-line results building a link between EQ->Engagement->Performance. During this period, employee turnover also dropped by 63%.

White Paper: Stress, EQ, and Performance in Healthcare

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Feb 212013
 
White Paper: Stress, EQ, and Performance in Healthcare

by Lorenzo Fariselli, Joshua Freedman, Massimiliano Ghini MBA, Federica Valentini Publication Date: Feb 25, 2008 A press release and a powerpoint are available to accompany this paper, as well as a PDF version. Abstract As in many fields, healthcare is a complex and stressful environment where interpersonal interactions are of paramount importance.  This study finds that in [...]

Women’s Leadership Edge: Global Research on Emotional Intelligence, Gender, and Job Level

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Sep 112012
 
Women’s Leadership Edge: Global Research on Emotional Intelligence, Gender, and Job Level

A new analysis of over 24,000 leaders and workers from all around the globe shows female leaders, statistically, have an edge in three key areas of people-leadership: (1) EQ is made of numerous component parts, Females are particularly higher in some – but not all; (2) the largest gap is in the capacity to predict the emotional consequences of actions allowing women to be more strategic with feelings; (3) In key aspects of EQ, women in leadership roles are even further ahead of their male counterparts, suggesting that these differentiators may be essential for females to advance their careers. For both females and males, the new data suggests important opportunities for leveraging strengths to become more effective at people leadership.

Developing EQ Smart School Counselors: A Case Study

 EQ Education, Six Seconds  12 Responses »
Mar 132012
 
Developing EQ Smart School Counselors: A Case Study

“The EQ competencies really helped me to look deeper not only at myself but it helped me to look deeper into all aspects of my life and work” (School Counseling Graduate Student intern)   Last spring, two counselors educators completed a pilot case study of school counseling interns in their last semester of graduate school. [...]

Talent, Leadership, Alignment: Top Business Issues for 2012

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Feb 222012
 
Talent, Leadership, Alignment: Top Business Issues for 2012

In a survey of 775 leaders and employees worldwide, the top issues are talent, leadership, and alignment. Emotional intelligence is seen as important but under-utilized — and organizations that score high on EQ earn 32% better “grades.” This bi-annual report provides a detailed exploration of the current “state of the union” of people in organizations around the globe.

EQ for Technology Teachers

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Feb 172012
 
EQ for Technology Teachers

It’s fairly easy to see how emotional intelligence relates to teaching literature or drama, but do EQ skills have any role in technology? Drs. Susan Stillman & Barbara Fatum have a new article in TechEdge — the Texas Computer Education Association Journal (this association is the largest of its kind in the US). Technology, Healthy [...]

Study shows Managers prefer EQ over IQ

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Nov 132011
 
Study shows Managers prefer EQ over IQ

A new US study has found hiring managers believe emotional intelligence is more important than a candidate’s IQ, HR Communication reports. The CareerBuilder study of 2,600 managers found 71 per cent of respondents stressed the importance of emotional fortitude – the ability to control emotions and manage relationships. The researchers also found 75 per cent of managers [...]

Action Research Using Six Seconds’ Self-Science Curriculum in a Third Grade Classroom

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Oct 162011
 
Action Research Using Six Seconds' Self-Science Curriculum in a Third Grade Classroom

This study examines the relationship between social-emotional instruction and academic competencies of motivation and goal setting, critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration and leadership, and agility and adaptability. The researcher embedded a social-emotional curriculum called Self-Science designed by Six Seconds in her third grade classroom during the 2010-2011 school year.   Findings indicated increased motivation [...]

Addressing 21st Century Issues with Emotional Intelligence: A conversation with Daniel Goleman and The Six Seconds EQ Network

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Aug 082011
 
Addressing 21st Century Issues with Emotional Intelligence: A conversation with Daniel Goleman and The Six Seconds EQ Network

Daniel Goleman has been enthusiastically spreading the word about EQ since his landmark book Emotional Intelligence was published in 1995. He continues to write prolifically on the subject including a business-focused book titled Primal Leadership, and his most recent works, Ecological Intelligence and the e-book The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New Insights.  Widely considered the [...]

Integrated Emotions: Rethinking the way we evaluate our feelings

 EQ Life, Six Seconds  50 Responses »
Jul 262011
 
Integrated Emotions: Rethinking the way we evaluate our feelings

What does it mean to feel, and why does it happen? Today, most people see emotions as “good” or “bad” — which leaves us in a constant state of internal struggle against our own feelings. What if we rethink feelings as valuable signals about what’s happening!

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