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
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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
Goldilocks & EQ Coaching: Interpersonal Relationships
Is it possible to have EQ the “Goldilocks” way: not too much, not too little, but just right? In the EQ-i2.0 model of Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Relationships is your ability and tendency to give and receive trust and compassion and to establish and maintain mutually satisfying personal
Goldilocks & EQ Coaching: Assertiveness
Is it possible to have EQ the “Goldilocks” way: not too much, not too little, but just right? In the EQ-i2.0 model of Emotional Intelligence, Assertiveness is your ability to put your needs, thoughts and opinions out into the world—even when doing so invites opposition or conflict or causes you to