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Achieving Wellbeing Q4
How do we achieve wellbeing in this era of chaos– for ourselves, our society, or planet?
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News and articles about Six Seconds, The Emotional Intelligence Network, including research, upcoming events, and updates from our members.
The Neuroscience of Trust: From the Brain to the Boardroom
Understanding the neuroscience of trust can help you develop healthy, trusting relationships at home and at work. Here’s how it works.
Read MoreHow to Increase Your Empathy
You’ve probably heard how important it is to use empathy in work and life… but HOW? Here are five practical, research-proven tips.
Read MoreDragonfly: Social Emotional Learning Goes Outdoors
For kids across Asia, Dragonfly’s outdoor ed and service learning program is all about self-discovery through EQ. Find out how this unique model is helping kids develop their interpersonal skills.
Read MoreWhat Is a Sociogram? A Leadership Tool Worth Knowing About
What is a sociogram? A sociogram is a valuable tool for gathering data on social relationships and dynamics.
Read MoreEmotional WHAT? Definitions and History of EQ (updated)
From interviews the originators of the science of emotional intelligence including Peter Salovey, Daniel Goleman, & Reuven Bar-On, here’s a simple and lively history of this breakthrough science.
Read MoreNavigating Emotions to Increase Personal Connection
When challenge and struggles drain your emotional energy in a downward spiral of bleh… there’s a way out, and it’s surprisingly simple when you engage emotions in a new way.
Read MoreCoaching with Computers? 3 Life-Changing Insights from the Neural Net
For emotional intelligence coaches, a new AI tool is helping them go deeper with clients. Find out how.
Read MoreHow to Be More Optimistic: 3 Vital Questions
Want concrete tips for how to be more optimistic? You are in the right place. Ask yourself these 3 questions in challenging situations.
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence and Coaching – Infographic
What makes coaching so effective, and does emotional intelligence help? How? Here’s an infographic + free report with insights from 1138 coaches and coaching clients from 88 countries.
Read MoreHow to Live Meaningfully with EQ: 10 Tips for a Purpose Driven Life
Emotional intelligence is essential for living a purpose driven life. Check out these tips for connecting more meaningfully with others and your own bigger purpose!
Read MoreFeelings About Climate Change: Josh Freedman
The topic of climate change can feel overwhelming. When faced with the possible extinction of species, sea level rise, and other massive changes, it is no wonder the feelings are strong. Feelings can include denial, fear, anger, hope, sadness, hopelessness and resolve. How can we have a personal, respectful conversation with each other about the […]
Read MoreWhat’s Your Body Telling You?
Listening to What Our Bodies Are Telling Us – By Beth Offenbacker, PhD Have you ever been unsure how you feel about something? As I’ve gotten older, I find sometimes I live more “in my head” than sometimes I want to. And as someone with a brain preference for Rational data (see the Brain […]
Read MoreStepping Out of the Shadow of Perfect
How can we counter the shadow of perfectionism? Increasing self-compassion and empathy will free us to be our best.
Read MoreEQ Coaching for a Vibrant Future: 5 Essentials
What makes personal and executive coaching work best? We interviewed five coaches from around the world, here are their essential recommendations.
Read MoreEQ in Italy: Meet Lorenzo Fariselli
What’s happening with emotional intelligence in Italy? Meet the leader of the Italian Emotional Intelligence Network, Lorenzo Fariselli.
Read MoreWhy Mindfulness Is More Important Than Ever
Do you want the good news or the bad news? Okay, bad news first. Researchers have found that media multitasking is bad for your ability to focus, I didn’t think that much of it when I first found out, but honestly, I was half focused on a podcast I had on in the background. Then I Googled […]
Read MoreFeeling Down? Treat Someone Else
When I am feeling down, I go looking for chocolate. Maybe it’s a responsible nibble of a dark chocolate bar. Maybe it’s for real and I take down a whole Snicker’s. But regardless, my strategy for feeling better is, more often than not, giving myself chocolate. If it helps me at all, I think it’s safe […]
Read MoreQatar Airways: Removing the Stress of Travel
Emotional intelligence training for employees reduces stress at Qatar Airways, Six Seconds Preferred Partner We spoke with Kevin Herft, Manager Cabin Services Training, about the value of emotional intelligence for creating the world-class customer experience that is the hallmark of Qatar Airways. Why is there a need for EQ in Qatar Airways? Qatar Airways is […]
Read MoreMiddle School Climate & Learning – AERA research
New research is shedding light on what middle schoolers are feeling about school and learning — and what makes social emotional learning (SEL) effective for young adolescents. They crave authenticity and connection, but are not finding these at school.
Read MoreNavigating Emotions at School – A Principal’s Story
When children are experiencing “big emotions,” a principal finds that a simple process for emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
Read MoreA Curious Case For Boredom
Tired of feeling bored? Finally we can understand the reasons behind the feelings of being trapped, restlessness, lack of challenge, and lack of purpose.
Read MoreEQ Stories: Coaching a Career Change
EQ Stories are profiles of people whose lives have been helped by emotional intelligence and Six Seconds’ coaching model. This story is from Six Seconds’ Marilynn Jorgensen, Master Coach/ICF Trainer. Why is emotional intelligence coaching so powerful? “Bill” is a senior leader who needed EQ: ” I was moving up in my career and yet […]
Read MoreThe EQ and IQ Debate: Which Is Better? Honestly, It’s the Wrong Question.
After 100 years of research, there’s little agreement on the definition of intelligence or how to measure IQ. Yet Adam Grant insists cognitive skill trumps all, and “Emotional Intelligence Is Overrated.” His critique is wrong, but important.
Read MoreYoung people developing EQ in Cornwall, UK
Family Works UK used emotional intelligence to demonstrate the impact EQ on the lives of a group of 18-24 year olds who were facing significant life challenges.
Read MoreCan we create emotionally intelligent connections online?
I’m a “connector”… I love making new connections with colleagues around the world . . . I love connecting people to each other. I love the social networks that we’ve created to inspire each other with wisdom, commitment, research, and experience with emotional intelligence. Through social media, as have many of you, I’ve shared ideas, […]
Read MoreHealthy Classrooms, Emotional Intelligence, and Brain Research
Research shows social emotional learning improves classroom performance. How does it work & what does brain research show about emotion in learning?
Read MoreHow Should Educators Respond to Tragic Events?
How should educators respond to tragic events that enter our classrooms and schools? I was reading a blog post this morning that made me think about this question. The author, a 7th grade teacher in Boston, received emails from her students asking if they could change their ” current events research topic” assignment of the week […]
Read MoreWhat, How, Why: Transforming with EQ
If we don’t shift gears, we are choosing global devastation — socially, environmentally, economically — and while millions of people are working to make things better, humanity is still finding it incredibly difficult to change the game to a sustainable, prosperous, and joyful future. At Six Seconds we’ve found incredibly powerful methods of catalyzing positive […]
Read MoreAre We Wired for Empathy?
The neuroscience of empathy is fascinating and offers practical lessons for leadership and life. Our brains are wired for social connection through Mirror Neurons, which cause us to experience what we perceive.
Read MoreHow to Choose an Emotional Intelligence Test: A Beginner’s Guide
Which emotional intelligence test is best? It depends on your needs and goals; here is an objective-ish review of leading tools with links for more information.
Read MoreCase Study: EQ in the Navy and Marine Corps
In an 18-month project to equip leaders with new insights and tools for the people-side of change, this initiative created a 43% increase in participants’ readiness to cope with the complexities of organizational transformation. Background: The US military continues to undergo significant change to address the changing global context. Just as many companies face the […]
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence: A Key to Positive Change
In this speech, Six Seconds’ Chairman Karen McCown shares the definition, process, and purpose of teaching emotional intelligence. Karen founded the renown Nueva School in 1967 as a laboratory for integrating academic and emotional development for gifted children (it went on to win two Federal Blue Ribbon Awards for Excellence in Education).
Read MoreLeadership & Emotional Intelligence in Middle East
How important is emotional intelligence in a hard-driving business environment of the UAE? A study with leaders at Dubai Knowledge Village says: EQ is essential.
Read MoreRight Speech by Eknath Easwaran
Karen McCown, Six Seconds’ Founder, handed this article to me several years ago. It’s stuck with me as a powerful set of guidelines for being impeccable with words. The children, Patty and I have discussed the “three gatekeepers” often over the last years; we started when the kids were 4 and 6 years old and […]
Read MoreThe Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence
The Six Seconds model turns EQ theory into practice for your personal and professional life. Emotional intelligence is the capacity to blend thinking and feeling to make optimal decisions — which is key to having a successful relationship with yourself and others. To provide a practical and simple way to learn and practice emotional intelligence, Six Seconds developed a three-part model in 1997 as a process – an action plan for using emotional intelligence in daily life.
Read MoreTrust: The Spiral of Investing (in People!)
What do the following have in common: Banks, The Tooth Fairy, Wall Street and Leadership? Their existence is based on trust and belief; when trust and belief are shattered their magic vanishes. The recent collapse of the stock and credit markets isn’t that different from discovering that the tooth fairy was Mom and Dad. […]
Read MoreHealthcare Case Study: EQ Reduces Stress
Researchers found that healthcare professional high in emotional intelligence are far more effective in a number of key performance areas including stress management, showing that these skills are critical for healthcare professionals – and especially those in leadership positions.
Read MoreWhite Paper: Emotional Contagion
Emotions serve to focus our attention on aspects of the world that help us thrive. They provide information about our interior world and about our relationships. For this survival function to operate optimally, we are highly sensitive to emotional signals in the environment. One person’s emotions are affected by others’. This effect is called “Emotional […]
Read MoreWhat Are Emotions?
Feelings are a dominant force in learning, they are powerful and meaningful. But what are they? What happens inside us when our “feelings are hurt” or when we are ready to “jump for joy”?
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