There is a saying that goes something like “feedback is hard to take from a friend, family member, peer, stranger, co-worker, or boss.” Sure there are exceptions – some people are immune to feedback completely, but I will leave that discussion for a later blog post! Tools like the EQ360 are designed to collect great…
I’ll never forget the time the client, unhappy with her 360 results, threw almost 40 pages of report high into the air. She stared me straight in the eye and said “that’s what I think of that #$%.” Admittedly the results didn’t portray her in a very positive light, but it was hard to believe,…
In my last blog posting I offered some tips for administering 360-degree feedback tools. In this posting I will cover some of the lessons I have learned from debriefing 360 feedback with clients: Explain the construct before you explain the results – Best practice dictates that when preparing a subject to undertake a 360 process…
Many coaches I work with are familiar with 360 degree leadership assessments and how they can be used to get feedback from others on an individual’s performance. However many have also not had the experience of using 360’s in their work. When we discuss the EQ360 tool as part of the EQ certification process, it’s…
I always enjoy teaching our EQ-I & EQ360 Certification Courses and last week was no exception. This class was also officially the fastest to pass their certification exam with everyone completing within 24 hours of the course end. Congratulations to all! One of the things I enjoy most about teaching the certification course is that…
In last week’s blog posting we started our look at Sally, a composite of a number of leaders that I have worked with in recent years, exploring some real examples of emotional intelligence and how an emotionally effective leader would behave in practical terms. In today’s post we will continue that discussion. If you didn’t…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1563615768098{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Are you an emotionally effective leader? Would you know an emotionally effective leader if you met one? Using the EQ-I 2.0 model of emotional intelligence (shown right – click on the image for a larger view) we can look at practical examples of emotional intelligence, and how that translates into actions…
In the previous installment of this series, we looked at why coaching was such a great way of developing emotionally effective leaders. Today, we’ll look at four ways you can work with your clients to develop their emotional intelligence and help them become more emotionally effective. Here are four ways you can help your clients…
Last week, we talked about how coaching is the most effective way to develop leaders who are more emotionally effective (You can see that post HERE). Let’s look at why that is. Action research models provide a simple way to understand why coaching is perfectly suited to developing emotional effectiveness. If you’re not familiar with…
Last week, we looked at some of the issues involved in creating emotionally effective leaders and the challenges of using workshops to support those leaders’ development (You can see that post here). In this installment, we’ll look at other common methods of leadership development and examine why coaching is the best way to develop emotionally…
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