Listen to Simon Sinek give a "TED" talk about 'How Great Leaders Inspire Action' by starting with "Why?". The latter is the name of his best known book. His approach is soundly based in E.I. and makes a powerful case for the importance of connecting with people's emotions. Highly recommended! The link is:
www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek
_how_great_leaders
_inspire_action.html

"Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everybody gets busy on the proof." - John Kenneth Galbraith

My current book to recommend to my clients is "Quiet Leadership" by David Rock. Suggested to me by my wonderful colleague Janet Frood, it is immediately useful to anyone wanting to develop their leadership skills. If you are a leader dealing with change, either of an individual or a larger initiative, this will provide valuable help.

Check out this Harvard Business School link for more: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/2875.html

30 million hits on You Tube and still going strong, Burlington Ontario band 'Walk Off The Earth' have caused an Internet flurry of attention. Why? Because of their Systems Approach to Music! Well, that is not what most people would call it. However, 5 people playing one guitar is definitely an interesting twist. Check out their Systems approach to "Somebody That I Used To Know" at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NF2edxy-M

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Visit http://ezinearticles.com/?id=1838712 to read "Coaching With Emotional Intelligence".

“Who’s more empathetic? Men or women? The politically correct answer is to say neither – that empathy depends on the individual. And to a large extent, that’s true because E.I. is a learnable skill set throughout life. But a growing body of research has begun making that politically correct view untenable. Dozens of studies, for instance, have shown that women are generally better at reading facial expressions and at detecting lies....The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy. The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems.” But wait...it is also true that not all women have ‘female’ brains and not all men have ‘male’ brains. And as our brains are wonderful at making new connections, these skills can be learned by anyone at any age! Contact us to find out how you can enhance your E.I.!