Raise emotional intelligence for career & business success!

• What if you could reduce or even avoid conflicts at work?
• What if you could elicit more volunteerism, cooperation and collaboration on your team? 
• What might happen if you could better manage emotional "hijacking" due to incidents and respond vs. react?
• Imagine leading tough conversations with employees with less worry, fear and projection.

That is a sampling of the power of emotional intelligence.  Boost your emotional fitness and improve employee relations and performance, career advancement, job search and business development results with help from Inspired Choice and the tools below.

The good news is emotional intelligence can be improved and has a 2:1 success ratio over IQ and technical skills!

 

The following materials are from a workshop on how to leverage and boost emotional intelligence at work delivered to groups and executives by Inspired Choice.  See how Inspired Choice can help you! Contact Gail for ways to tailor this to you or your team.

1. What is emotional intelligence? Learn how to boost your success at work
2. The Inspired Choice Emotional Intelligence Model - Your 5 GPS Career Success Tools
   
3. Discover 4 tools to improve work relationships and self-regulation:
   • Tool #1:  Write your Owner's Manual to discover how you operate best
   • Tool #2:  Me vs. Them 
   • Tool #3:  Conflict Management Worksheet
   • Tool #4:  Designing Alliances
4. Learn 10 secrets to boost your emotional intelligence you can put into action today
5. Get the expanded 10 secrets now in a 44-page eBook. Get your copy below. 
6. Evidence that emotional intelligence makes a difference-- participant learning!
7. Fear-driven behaviors listed by Marshall Goldsmith as 20 bad habits impeding success.

 

Feedback on workshops and training on emotional intelligence:

One fan said of Gail's workshops and exercises says, "Gail, you are so good at making intellectual connections, recognizing patterns and seeing and being open to possibilities. I'm always struck by the apparent ease with which you create simple and powerful exercises - elegant, strength-based solutions that help people address their challenges.  I'm certified to administer and interpret two EI instruments, and though I like the insights they offer, the support material addressing the "so now what?" question has, in my opinion, been lacking. Your exercises move the issue from an intellectual concept to real life examples that people can grab onto and do something with." Candace Thompson, PCC

These materials were shared at a workshop on how to leverage and boost emotional intelligence at work for the Association Forum.  In just one hour, the 45 association professionals in the room experienced first-hand a before-and-after review of one of their own challenging, conflict situations. They learned new approaches by using emotional intelligence tools and skills. Now you can learn to make your work relationships better and even more fun, too.

As one participant said about this training and knowledge, "Gail shares herself with the group in a very clear manner.  Great vibe!" "I will incorporate into my daily life, personal and professional [the practical tips].  I will listen better, not take things personally, not act in fear.  I'll be clear about what I want, take responsibility, and discuss issues using EQ (emotional intelligence)."  Mary T. Markovich

Comments

[Cathy Lieberman]

I just finished reading your eBook which reinforced the concepts we learned on Tuesday. The 10 Secrets are a gift that I will use as a great reference whenever I feel my happy meter leaning to the wrong side!

Thank you so much for sharing your pearls of wisdom with our COO Forum.

[Candace Thompson, PCC]

Gail, I've finally gotten around to reading your new e-book on emotional intelligence. I was eager to read it because I know you do such good work, and, once again, you have exceeded my very high expectations.

You are so good at making intellectual connections, recognizing patterns and seeing and being open to possibilities. I'm always struck by the apparent ease with which you create simple and powerful exercises - elegant, strength-based solutions that help people address their challenges.

I'm certified to administer and interpret two EI instruments, and though I like the insights they offer, the support material addressing the "so now what?" question has, in my opinion, been lacking. Your exercises move the issue from an intellectual concept to real life examples that people can grab onto and do something with.

Your book also offers an inspiring and compelling example of how much one can accomplish when they put their mind, intention and energy to work. Congratulations!

[Gail Sussman-Miller]

Let's kick off our discussion of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) at work with this question from a participant at the 1/23/09 Association Forum session.

QUESTION: How do I put these tools to work when I need to do it with my boss without (incurring) judgment and intimidation? How do I keep it from escalating?

I welcome you, the reader, to share your response. Here are my thoughts, based on the 3 tools shared above and the 10 practices.

It's important to design your alliance and get some understanding if you haven't already, on the best ways your boss likes to be communicated with, i.e., regular meetings, email, phone calls. See how you can keep from personalizing what your boss says. Keep your focus on the shared mission and end beneficiary, perhaps your association members. If you are offering feedback, ask for permission to share it first and keep all your statements to "I" statements instead of saying "you...." Make it about your opinion. Lastly, avoid assuming and ask questions to learn more.

What do you think? How can EQ help improve interactions with your boss?