by Michael Miller | Jul 22, 2023 | Six Seconds |
…at you want them to do because they want to do it.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower Engage Intrinsic Motivation Definition: To be energized and driven by personal values and commitments rather than by external forces. Importance: Intrinsic motivation drives performance. Research shows that employees who are more engaged are more productive, and students who are more engaged in the classroom perform at the highest levels. If you want your organization to be……Take a moment to clarify your (emotional, professional, physical) destination + represent it in a fun way….
by Joshua Freedman | Jan 14, 2014 | EQ Business |
…nse (competencies: Apply Consequential Thinking, Navigate Emotions, Engage Intrinsic Motivation, and Exercise Optimism). Give Yourself – align the moment-to-moment decisions with a larger sense of purpose (competencies: Increase Empathy and Pursue Noble Goals).[3] Reviewing data from LEGACY in 2009 and 2010, the GLI team identified that a few key EQ competencies were essential to strengthen “bench strength” and build the leaders who will move up t……What happens when new managers receive emotional intelligence training? The six-month program is delivering significant improvements in EQ skills — tied to dramatic increases in influence, quality of life, and decision making….
by Michael Miller | May 5, 2021
…ed.” – Kathleen Ruby Emotional Intelligence At Work Ready to increase your motivation, effectiveness, and influence in the workplace? This class will help you to: Define emotional intelligence Measure your own emotional intelligence Understand the neuroscience of emotions Decode the messages of emotions Respond rather than reacting to emotions Build emotional self-awareness Discover the benefits of emotional intelligence Set your goals for future……Ready to increase your motivation, effectiveness, and influence in the workplace? Try this video course on Udemy to increase your performance….
by Svetlana Suvorova | Dec 5, 2023 | Six Seconds |
…clear: we’ve lost our drive to move forward. More people feel hopeless, disengaged, and on the brink of burnout. Emotion Spotlight – MOTIVATION “Logic can convince but only emotion can motivate.” – Jonathan Alter Motivation is a feeling that can come and go, and understanding what fuels it is essential. I appreciate two approaches to this: one rooted in values and the other breaking down our experience of motivation to a more detailed level. This……How can you harness the power of emotions to fuel sustainable motivation – for yourself and your team? Try these activities today….
by Maddalena Campitelli | Mar 26, 2024 | EQ Life, Six Seconds |
…rsonal values and commitments rather than by external forces <Learn how to Engage Intrinsic Motivation in the Six Seconds EQ model>. Huong clearly realized that wellbeing is essential to her and she managed to shift from well-doing to well-being. Past, Present and Future Huong wonders if she would have continued to work in the hospital if she’d discovered emotional intelligence earlier in life – a setting where the relationship with patients and……This month we sit down with Ms. Huong Nguyen, a medical doctor and certified EQ Coach, EQ Facilitator, Practitioner and Assessor who has been working to expand her local EQ community in Vietnam….
by Joshua Freedman | Dec 28, 2023 | EQ Life, Six Seconds |
…s more powerful than the old triggers. 3 Questions to Tap Into Sustainable Motivation How can you be sure that your motivation is coming from a place of optimism and possibility, instead of fear and failure? The worksheet below, and this blog post, suggest 3 powerful questions you can ask yourself to get and stay motivated. Get Your Free Poster Explore three essential motivation questions & tips for coaching yourself Practicing on Purpose: How to……Why do New Year’s resolutions nearly always fail? And what can we do to make them stick? Explore the neuroscience of change and motivation….
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…Engage Intrinsic Motivation is one of the core competencies in the Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence. It’s defined as being energized and driven by personal values and commitments rather than by external forces….
by Michael Miller | Dec 19, 2023 | EQ Business, Six Seconds |
…l intelligence has been found to be strongly correlated with an employee’s engagement – and for managers with their supervisee’s engagement. Intentionally growing and developing these skills makes continuous performance reviews more effective. 5. Compare to your past self, not your coworkers.Research has found that employees who are compared to their own past performance in performance reviews perceive those reviews to be more accurate and fair th……Not a fan of performance reviews? You’re not alone. Here’s why the annual performance review doesn’t work – and what to do about it….
by Patty Freedman | Mar 13, 2024 | EQ Education |
…, “participants reported higher levels of burnout and lower levels of work engagement and self-efficacy and that these variables are influenced by teachers’ individual differences in EI.” The researchers conclude emotional intelligence is a benefit: “the protective role of EI has against burnout and for maintaining high levels of teachers’ self-efficacy and work engagement.” Another study in India published in the International Journal of Evaluati……Is it burnout season? Teachers and parents everywhere are ready for a break. There’s never been a better time to practice emotional intelligence. In this month’s newsletter we explore how emotional intelligence can help with educator burnout. Keep reading for EQ research and resources you can use for you, your faculty and students….
by Michael Miller | Feb 5, 2024 | EQ Business, Six Seconds |
…ss as work location The only exception to the negative correlation between engagement and stress? Women, who report higher levels of engagement than men but also higher levels of stress. This also supports our finding in State of the Heart that women are leading the post-COVID comeback, but still carrying an unsustainable burden. But for all workers, stress remains dangerously high. How can we best support employees to navigate stress and uncertai……Globally, 44% of employees globally reported feeling stressed A LOT of the day yesterday. Here are 3 solutions to reduce stress….
by | Apr 18, 2024
…How does emotional intelligence increase value in real-world cases? These case studies are related to employee engagement….
by Michael Miller | Apr 17, 2024 | EQ Business, Six Seconds |
…ss as work location The only exception to the negative correlation between engagement and stress? Women, who report higher levels of engagement than men but also higher levels of stress. This also supports our finding in State of the Heart that women are leading the post-COVID comeback, but still carrying an unsustainable burden. But for all workers, stress remains dangerously high. How can we best support employees to navigate stress and uncertai……Here are 3 key insights from the world’s largest study of emotional intelligence, and what it means for working effectively with Zoomers….
by Michael Miller | Jan 16, 2024 | EQ Business, Six Seconds |
…how the significant impact of emotions on how people perform on tasks, how engaged and creative they are, how committed they are to their organizations, and how they make decisions. Research from Wharton management professor Michael Parke found that when teams have supportive environments where members share their feelings and empathetically respond to each other, they can increase their ability to solve problems, elaborate information, and genera……An organization’s emotional culture influences employee satisfaction, burnout and the bottom line. Is it time to rethink your rules?…
by Patty Freedman | Nov 10, 2019 | Six Seconds |
…can support with practicing a growth mindset: (1) Recognize Patterns, (2) Engage Intrinsic Motivation and (3) Exercise Optimism. At this stage, my hypothesis is based on my experience and learning. In parallel to this Master Class project, I am conducting a quantitative piece of research that looks at the potential correlations between mindsets and the three competencies. More details on this can be found at point 4 – Active experimentation. For……How are EQ experts using the tools and methods in the real world? Take a glimpse inside Six Seconds’ Master Class with these powerful projects…
by Michael Miller | Feb 2, 2022
…rformance. Success in all of life has a lot to do with activating our best intrinsic motivation. The way that we intrinsically motivate ourselves affects how we navigate challenging times and make the most of easy times. Based on the Driving Forces Model of Intrinsic Motivation, the EQPlus Motivation Profile is the only real-time assessment which measures how people intrinsically motivate themselves in the workplace and elsewhere and provides insi……What’s driving your motivation? EQPlus® Motivation Profile provides profound insight on how you motivate yourself now, and how you build more energy to get the results you’re looking to achieve….
by Joshua Freedman | Feb 7, 2023 | EQ Life |
…three “pulse points” active? Here’s a summary with links for more on each: Engage Intrinsic Motivation is one of the competencies in the Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence. While extrinsic forces do motivate us, they put the power in others’ hands. The word “engage” implies that the intrinsic motivators are present, we need to find a way to connect the current goal with the fire that’s burning within. Explore this competency. In our model……What makes motivation… motivating? Three powerful questions, a free worksheet, and powerful ways to strengthen energy from within (which we all need, especially when work/life feels challenging)…
by Joshua Freedman | Aug 29, 2020
…rformance. Success in all of life has a lot to do with activating our best intrinsic motivation. The way that we intrinsically motivate ourselves affects how we navigate challenging times and make the most of easy times. Based on the Driving Forces Model of Intrinsic Motivation, the EQPlus Motivation Profile is the only real-time assessment which measures how people intrinsically motivate themselves in the workplace and elsewhere and provides insi……What’s driving your motivation? EQPlus® Motivation Profile provides profound insight on how you motivate yourself now, and how you build more energy to get the results you’re looking to achieve…
by Michael Miller | Jan 8, 2022
…In the initial assessment, only 8.3% of the management team scored in the “Engaged” category, and the overall “Engagement Index” score was 33, which is below average. The program blended the assessments with trainings and project-based learning to involve managers in creating a new vision of engagement. At the end of the program, participants completed a post assessment to measure the results. Results The overall Engagement Index increased by 112%……In the midst of an economic crisis, Komatsu create readiness for change while increasing engagement and performance….
by Joshua Freedman | Aug 12, 2022 | EQ Business, EQ Education |
The Motivation Iceberg 3 Tips for Engaging Intrinsic Motivation and Fueling Sustainable High Performance The Motivation Iceberg is a simple, clear model that shows how different motivators drive different kinds of performance. It helps managers, leaders, parents, educators – anyone concerned with motivating others – consider how to use their emotional intelligence to fuel lasting motivation… and it’s especially important when people are working……How do you use emotional intelligence to fuel lasting motivation? The Motivation Iceberg is a simple, clear model for understanding how to motivate – even in WFH during a pandemic….
by Michael Miller | Jan 7, 2022
…Individual Performance? 2. Does Emotional Intelligence affect Organization Engagement? and 3. Does Organizational Engagement impact Organizational Performance? Emotional intelligence scores were measured using the Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment (SEI). Performance scores were measured using Amadori’s Performance Management System. Engagement scores were measured using the Organizational Vital Signs assessment (OVS). Results The study……This three-year case study at Amadori shows the link between EQ, managerial effectiveness, and plant performance….
by Michael Miller | Jan 8, 2022
…esults The overall engagement score increased by 46%. Percentage of highly engaged leaders increased by 139%. Percentage of engaged employees increased from 21% to 51%. Products & Services Delivered EQ Skills SEI – Six Seconds’ Emotional Intelligence Assessment is a validated psychometric tool for measuring emotional intelligence, used with over 250k people worldwide. Read more about SEI. Organizational Climate OVS – Organizational Vital Signs is……Siemens Healthineers’ executive team in Brazil fuels engagement for effective teamwork – even in a difficult VUCA environment….
by Michael Miller | Apr 3, 2023
…tistic has troubling financial implications as well: Employees who are not engaged or who are actively disengaged cost the world $7.8 trillion in lost productivity, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2022 Report. That’s equal to 11% of global GDP. “Business units with engaged workers have 23% higher profit compared with business units with miserable workers,” says Jon Clifton, Gallup CEO and coauthor of the study. “Additionally,……Engaged employees produce better business outcomes. Learn how to create sustainable, high levels of engagement with emotional intelligence….
by Joshua Freedman | Feb 13, 2019 | EQ Business |
…ith Lowest Engagement Plant with Medium-High Engagement Plant with Highest Engagement High Plant Engagement Correlated with Highest Employee Retention Rate To assess the power of the relationship between organizational engagement and retention rates, a linear regression analysis was conducted, revealing a statistically significant positive relationship between organizational engagement and retention rates. Plant with Lowest Engagement Plant with M……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->Engage…
by Joshua Freedman | Jul 29, 2023
…conds.org/2021/01/13/coaching-purpose/ https://www.6seconds.org/2020/12/04/motivation/ Top Motivation & Purpose Articles https://www.6seconds.org/2010/01/26/leaders-worth-following/ https://www.6seconds.org/2017/09/06/the-power-of-knowing-why/ https://www.6seconds.org/2017/08/29/pursue-noble-goals/ Recommended Products Related to Purpose & Motivation https://products.6seconds.org/shop/the-eq-gym-workbook-2/ https://products.6seconds.org/shop/think……Top 10 EQ resources for finding purpose and increasing motivation….
by Six Seconds | Sep 23, 2020 | EQ Business |
…0. PRE-TVS Intervention, Overall Engagement POST-TVS Intervention, Overall Engagement Disengagement in Employees Drops by 33% While overall engagement increased by 112%, the percentage of disengaged employees dropped from 41.6% to 9%, representing a large-scale shift in attitude. PRE-TVS Intervention, Disengaged Employees POST-TVS Intervention, Disengaged Employees Discussion: EQ & Organizational Engagement The study is based on a small group of m……Can we measure and increase Employee Engagement in an economic challenge? What’s the benefit? Case study at Komatsu plant using “Vital Signs” and “Emotional Intelligence”: engagement increased from 33 to 70%. At the same time, plant performance increased by 9.4%….
by Michael Miller | May 3, 2021 | Six Seconds |
…eir own reasons for wanting to change. The goal is to elicit that person’s intrinsic motivation, which Six Seconds’ research has found to be the emotional intelligence skill most highly predictive of good decision making. What emotional intelligence skill is most strongly correlated with good decision making? Engaging intrinsic motivation. How can you help your clients do that? Click to tweet Motivational Interviewing Questions and Techniques Ther……Motivational interviewing is a communication technique that engages people’s intrinsic motivation to make changes – with powerful results….
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by Maria Jackson | Oct 15, 2019 | Six Seconds |
…ke purpose, time in nature, and family. What values do you hold most dear? Engage Intrinsic Motivation is one of eight competencies, so how does it look when stacked up against the others? When it’s out of balance with your other competencies, you might “bulldoze” others on the high side and ignore your wants on the low side. When it’s in balance, you act from a place of centered sureness. You know what you stand for, you’re aware of how your deci…
by Joshua Freedman | Apr 17, 2023 | EQ Business, Six Seconds |
…S businesses waste $1.8 trillion in lost productivity. Meanwhile, employee engagement is at an all time low and turnover is high – wasting another $500 billion Extensive research documents a solution: The learnable, measurable skills of emotional intelligence reduce turnover and increase engagement. Can you learn emotional intelligence in a single day? Will a 1-day workshop solve all your problems? Probably not. But if you follow the framework out……Stop wasting money and learn how to leverage emotional intelligence for better results. Here’s a 4-step plan to get started….
by Jayne Morrison | Apr 20, 2014 | EQ Business |
…ted to them? When I walk into a company, I’m looking for vitality, in that spark you can see in employees who actually care. Does the word ‘engagement’ capture it? How would you redefine engagement?……What does ’employee engagement’ really mean? And is that enough to drive the results we need?…
by Michael Miller | Feb 21, 2022 | Six Seconds |
…ith Lowest Engagement Plant with Medium-High Engagement Plant with Highest Engagement High Plant Engagement Correlated with Highest Employee Retention Rate To assess the power of the relationship between organizational engagement and retention rates, a linear regression analysis was conducted, revealing a statistically significant positive relationship between organizational engagement and retention rates. Plant with Lowest Engagement Plant with M……This three-year case study at Amadori found a strong, significant link between the “hard” outcome of results and the “soft skills” of emotional intelligence….
by Michael Miller | Jan 17, 2022 | Six Seconds |
…t the bulk of the iceberg is hidden below the surface. As explained in The Motivation Iceberg, people often pay attention to the visible behaviors, because that’s obvious. Understanding what’s really going on for people, however, requires us to tune in “beneath the water” to see more subtle drivers of thoughts & feelings. As this video from the Cleveland Clinic illustrates, there’s a lot going on beneath the surface: https://www.youtube.com/watch?……How can managers use emotional intelligence to increase empathy in the workplace? It starts with a willingness to go “beneath the surface.”…
by Joshua Freedman | Jul 6, 2020 | EQ Business |
…rsonal Performance; Key factors are competencies called Pursue Noble Goal, Engage Intrinsic Motivation, and Exercise Optimism (R2 from .2 to .46). In the Brain Talents, Resilience is the highest predictor; R2=.46 Interpretation on Sustaining Leadership Linked to the importance of change agility, these three key EQ competencies are tied to a future-oriented action. Pursue Noble Goals is about putting vision into action. Engage Intrinsic Motivatio……What are the links between emotional intelligence and leadership performance? New research shows 66% of the variation in scores on leadership outcomes are predicted by five key leadership drivers – and people with higher emotional intelligence are seven times as likely to earn high scores on these factors….
by Michael Miller | Jan 8, 2022
…morale driven by huge increases in the key drivers of trust, execution and motivation. Percentage of engaged team members increased from 0% to over 22% Percentage of disengaged team members declined from 40% to 11%. Products & Services Delivered EQ Skills SEI – Six Seconds’ Emotional Intelligence Assessment is a validated psychometric tool for measuring emotional intelligence, used with over 250k people worldwide. Read more about SEI. Team Climate……Facing a crisis of morale, engagement and productivity, Westcomm decides to invest in emotionally intelligent leadership….
by Tom Wojick | Oct 29, 2013 | EQ Business |
…gement. After an in-depth review of the SDT model, managers could see that motivation was the key to employee engagement. In addition, they began to understand the difference between viewing motivation from a quantity perspective and how to recognize it from a quality perspective. SDT consists of three core psychological needs: Autonomy: Concerns the experience of acting with a sense of volition, choice, and self-determination. Relatedness, or int…
by guest | Jun 8, 2015 | EQ Business |
…cludes four competencies: Apply Consequential Thinking, Navigate Emotions, Engage Intrinsic Motivation, Exercise Optimism. Self Direction, called “Give Yourself,” includes two competencies: Increase Empathy and Pursue Noble Goals. The assessment provides an overall EQ score plus scores for each of the three macro areas and each of the eight competencies for a total of 12 normative values: From the individuals results we generated a Team Report: GR……In one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, a Key Accounts team on the verge of collapse implements a six-month emotional intelligence program; EQ scores increase by 8.9% correlated with double-digit financial growth, high performance evaluations and multiple promotions….
by Michael Miller | Aug 22, 2018 | EQ Business, EQ Life, Six Seconds
…tweet Motivation and Decision Making: What Is the Driving Force? Engaging Intrinsic Motivation means being energized and driven by personal values and commitments rather than by external forces. It’s the tendency to go inward for motivation instead of looking outward. What do I really want? versus What can I do to meet others’ expectations? It’s important to note that intrinsic motivation isn’t something you either have or don’t have. It’s a mult……Six Seconds’ State of the Heart report identifies the 3 components of emotional intelligence that predict good decision making. Here is the story of three EQ practitioners who have struggled, and succeeded, to cultivate each one….
by Joshua Freedman | Oct 2, 2018 | EQ Life, Six Seconds |
…nal data is visible, it’s overwhelming. This “person” has a lot of energy (Engage Intrinsic Motivation and Exercise Optimism) and is not sure where to apply that for the long-term (lower Pursue Noble Goals). So in addition to the reduced emotional connection, they’re less able to connect with their own sense of purpose. That’s all fairly alarming. However, it’s not all bad news. This graph shows that we seem to have reached a rather dramatic “infl……What does it mean to “grow” as a person, and what’s the role of EQ? New research findings on global emotional intelligence show us what’s supporting and inhibiting growth….
