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Emotional Intelligence + Coaching = ? How EQ makes coaching work better

BY Joshua Freedman Six Seconds,

How do emotional intelligence and coaching go together to create a framework for transformation? Examining ‘what is coaching,’ why clients seek coaching, and ‘what is emotional intelligence,’ a story emerges about how we meet the moment more effectively.

Trust, Diversity & Emotions: Key Strategies from EQ Diversity Practitioner Michael Eatman – Voices from the Network

BY Maddalena Campitelli EQ Life,Six Seconds,

Imagine a coaching client struggling with identity, belonging and diversity. How can you use emotional intelligence to help them build trust and overcome self-limiting beliefs to thrive?

Building Burnout Resilience at NHS through EQ Coaching Program

BY Michael Miller Six Seconds,

Exhausted healthcare professional says: ‘Genuinely, the best development course I have had the privilege to be part of.’

Emotional Intelligence at Work: The Free, Easy Win Most Managers Are Missing

BY Michael Miller EQ Business,Six Seconds,

Gallup study compares the biggest gaps in employee vs. manager perceptions. What are managers’ worst blind spots? What are easy wins they could do better to improve team performance?

Is Boredom Bad for Kids? Emotional Intelligence Education News

BY Patty Freedman EQ Education,

Let’s unpack boredom and how emotional intelligence can help you with tips to support bored children (and keep your cool!). Keep reading for EQ research and resources you can use for you, your faculty and students.

Effective Emotional Intelligence Coaching: 4 Questions to Improve Client Outcomes with Social and Cultural Insights on Emotions

BY Ilaria Iseppato Six Seconds,

Improve your emotional intelligence coaching by understanding the social and cultural influences on emotions. Ask these 4 key questions for more effective client relationships

Krish and Anabel: SEL Pioneer and Mentee Share 6 Life Lessons on Empathy, Integrity, and Emotional Intelligence

BY Michael Miller EQ Life,Six Seconds,

What are 6 life lessons you’ve learned? Dr. Anabel Jensen, SEL pioneer and Six Seconds President, explores this important question with her 16-year-old mentee.

Voices from the Network: Jeremy Jensen

BY Maddalena Campitelli EQ Life,Six Seconds,

In this Voices from the Network, we sit down with Police Chief Jeremy Jensen, who is doing emotional intelligence training with his officers in Dubuque, Iowa.

Emotional Intelligence at Work: Is There Hope for Toxic Workplaces?

BY Michael Miller EQ Business,Six Seconds,

The remarkable transformation at Westcomm Pump offers a blueprint for turning around workplaces with depleted morale and trust issues, using the Team Vital Signs assessment.

Are you a Maximizer or a Satisficer? Tips for Better Decisions – EQ Education

BY Patty Freedman EQ Education,

Overwhelmed by decisions? Here’s how emotional intelligence can help you develop strategies to be more efficient and balanced in your decisions not defeated by them.

Coaching Through the Emotional Recession: Three Practical Tips for Trauma-Informed Coaching

BY Joshua Freedman Six Seconds,

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in March 2021, “When there is mass trauma, it affects communities for many years to come.”  While coaching isn’t a “treatment” for trauma, in the Emotional Recession we’re facing now, chances are, your clients, colleagues, and you are carrying more trauma than 4 years ago. What do we do as coaches?

Gen Z Is Unlike Any Generation Before It. New Research Reveals Why – and How to Work More Effectively with the iGen

BY Michael Miller EQ Business,Six Seconds,

Here are 3 key insights from the world’s largest study of emotional intelligence, and what it means for working effectively with Zoomers.