Stop wasting money and learn how to leverage emotional intelligence for better results. Here’s a 4-step plan to get started.
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EQ Coaches value all emotions as resources that provide insight and energy. But that doesn’t mean we “make” clients talk about feelings. In fact, often words get in the way of understanding emotions.
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As emotional intelligence coaches, should we “work harder” — or will be more effective following the ‘lazy coaching’ trick?
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Learning is both an emotional and rational process. How do we blend the two? Here is a map teachers and trainers can use to bring head and heart together in learning.
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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)
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When clients are ‘in the swirl’ and depleted, how do coaches reconnect optimism and purpose to reignite the spark of bigger vision?
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Parenting is hard. Here are 3 principles to infuse your parenting style with emotional intelligence and guide your decision making.
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What if the value we create as coaches is a direct reflection of the learning and growth we’re practicing on the inside?
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What does ‘strong leadership’ mean today? It turns out, (the right kind of) empathy & coaching are at the heart of how leaders ACTUALLY create impact.
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How do coaches effectively work with clients when ‘everything is fine’? 10 strengths-based EQ strategies.
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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.
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The neuroscience is fascinating, emotions are immediate biological signals, feelings come later, and moods build up over time.
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Breaking research on joy as a driver of performance — what’s the implication for professional coaching?
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Wow! When coaching works, new possibilities flow, and clients feel an incredible sense of freedom and support. But even good coaches don’t always get that result, and usually it’s because they missed one of the 3 “must have” questions…
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When people face emotional challenges, it’s… well… emotional. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by big feelings of fear & distress, and while sometimes psychological help is needed, most of the time some basic EQ coaching techniques make a big difference. Here’s how.
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Here’s why we make the boss, a colleague, a customer, spouses and lovers, and even our children into enemies — and a better way. It starts with our brains, and being addicted to the pleasure of righteousness.
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Coaching Presence is an essential part of the work, rooted in authenticity it builds trust — and it’s harder to make it work in virtual meetings. Here’s what to do.
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For you, is learning about collecting knowledge… or about using it to create change? Our learning programs are lifechanging because we work WITH the brain and structure learning to fuel growth – here’s how.
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Since 1997, the Six Seconds community has served to increase the world’s emotional intelligence. How’s it going?
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A wellbeing gift for you & your clients that’s central to your role of coach. This is at the heart of International Coaching Federation competency #2: Embodies a Coaching Mindset. In this Era of the Amygdala, balance is elusive, so I’d like to share two important tools for that
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Are the generations really that different? New data from the world’s largest study of emotional intelligence says yes… in concerning ways
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Facing vast challenges, it’s easy to lose optimism. Yet new research says it’s the key to change. How do we renew this resource? The combination of emotional intelligence and Emergent Strategy offers a path
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Exceptional leaders have mastered the art of deep, active listening. Here are 4 practical tips to use emotional intelligence to listen well.
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There’s a LOT to learn… but first: What is learning? How can the latest neuroscience help us understand how learning works best — for ourselves, at work, at school… in life!
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New research: The hybrid workplace is here. Do we have the emotional intelligence skills to make it work?
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It’s time to rethink mental health as a resource for thriving, and learn how emotional intelligence can help us create full vitality.
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How can we handle feelings more effectively? Here are the top 12 tips from emotional intelligence practitioners.
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In the storms of volatility fueled by COVID-19 news, both real and sensational, how do we maintain equilibrium? Collected resources on emotional intelligence to help.
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Why do New Year’s resolutions nearly always fail? And what can we do to make them stick, and form new habits?
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Emotions around race and racism are big and complex. And perhaps they’re an important message — an invitation from you, to you?
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Companies are beginning to realize: We’re not “going back to normal” anytime soon… and employees are seeing that work from home has some benefits, but many costs. As leaders plan to develop the workforce for the future… what should employees be doing to be ready for the future?
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At a neurological level, how does the brain actually learn, and what’s the role of emotion? What’s the implication for education and training?
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Why do feelings matter to leaders? Interview with Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence, on a new leadership imperative for optimizing human performance and the research that makes attention to feelings a bottom-line priority.
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We face massive challenges in our world, and in our daily lives. The neuroscience of stress makes these harder to deal with — but also offers a way forward.
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Fear is the key to change. Here’s how to understand it, transform it — or more forward anyway.
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What if all our feelings had value? Many people see emotions as “good” or “bad” — which leaves us in a constant state of internal struggle against our own feelings. Here’s a framework to rethink feelings as valuable signals about what’s important.
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After 250 Grow U classes sharing emotional wellbeing with the world, we’re celebrating, sharing what works – and announcing the next steps
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The progress and problems that define the Digital Era are the logical conclusion of 100 years dedicated to cognitive intelligence. What would emerge from 100 years dedicated to emotional intelligence?
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How do you use emotional intelligence training for business? Three key ingredients + 15 tips, based on interviews with dozens of business leaders.
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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.
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Emotional intelligence (EQ) = being smarter with feelingsEQ is a learnable, measurable skill that predicts improved effectiveness, relationships, quality of life & wellbeing (here's the research) |
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