Increasing Your Emotional Intelligence

Several studies now indicate that no matter how high your IQ is, that doesn't mean you have high EI, or Emotional Intelligence. Sound like an oxymoron? It isn't! For decades we've been told to keep our emotions under control at work, don't display them; don't let them get in the way of your work.

This program takes the opposite position-that your emotions are important, and the development of Emotional Intelligence (EI) promotes better interpersonal relationships and greatly improved personal effectiveness. In fact, Dr. Daniel Goleman, author of several books on emotional intelligence, suggests that business leaders and star performers are not necessarily defined by their IQs or even their job skills, but by their emotional intelligence: a set of competencies that distinguishes how people manage feelings, interact, and communicate. Studies done by experts in hundreds of corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations worldwide conclude that emotional intelligence is the barometer of excellence on virtually any job.

Companies like Kaiser Permanente, State Street Bank in Boston, and Nichols Aluminum have used EI competency training to harness the power of emotions to reduce stress, build stronger teams, improve conflict management and negotiation skills, and achieve challenging goals across their organizations. The program offered by R. Carnegie Associates includes an excellent training video and several interactive exercises that will keep participants involved and invested in boosting their Emotional Intelligence.