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The EQ-i model of Emotional Intelligence presents 15 well researched and tightly defined components that make up the behavioral face we each show. What we look and sound like to the world around us--that is our EQ. While each of these EQ elements is important and has a particular role to play in our
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Reality Testing–EQ’s most neglected element
One of the richest and most interesting elements of Emotional Intelligence is also one of the behaviors our world is most in need of these days. Reality Testing is the ability or tendency to stop-action at any given moment—and to zero-in on the specific facts of that moment. What was
Look to the Trainer, not the Tool
I was recently asked by a client for an MBTI® success story--the tale of a client system offered up on some website or brochure that would help support a company's decision to use Type. This client wanted evidence that the MBTI assessment was a powerful tool that would bring about results and bring
Whoa, Buddy! Part 1
Part 1: Overdoing EQ The common (and incorrect) way to approach Emotional Intelligence (and the EQ-i specifically) is to assume that, simply, more is better. Broadly considered, high engagement with EQ’s various elements is a good thing, but of course, the devil is in the details. Too much energy
Whoa, Buddy! Part 2
Part 2: Addressing Overdone Behavior The conclusion of “Whoa, Buddy Part 1” was that too much of any EQ behavior is as much a liability as its deficit. But surprisingly, the fix for too much of something is not to do less of it. It is very difficult—and I would actually argue that it is