More than the Making: EQ and the Art Market
The creative process is often connected to the representation and expression of emotions. Similarly, when we look at famous artists we often connect their creations to their psychology. But what …
Rework: some thoughts on building, growing, and running a business
Rework is by the 37 Signals guys, Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson. Their products are cool and some of their company ideas are innovative. It’s good to have a …
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Motivation matters — so this summer, rekindle your energy and your leadership style
Finding motivation to make changes as a leader can be both daunting and exciting — particularly in the summer, traditionally a time of vacation or respite from year-round routines. Play …
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David Cory: Courage to Coach and Coaching with Courage
Join David Cory and ICF TorontoWednesday, September 18, 2019 ICF-Toronto Chapter Meeting6:30 pm to 9:00 pmThe Old Mill, Guild Hall, Room 21 Coaching takes courage. It takes courage to take …
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Advice for distributed teams, hosted by Matt Mullenweg
When Automattic launched years ago they had team members spread across several countries. Today they have even more team members working across even more countries. In the years that have …
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EQ-I 2.0 Certification at SAIT
Talk about a fabulous group of EQ professionals! What a great group and a great EQ-i 2.0 Certification Course at the downtown campus of SAIT!
EQ Essentials for Leadership with the most incredible group of visionaries
First leadership course with the most incredible group of leaders this week at the American head office of this amazing company with regional VPs and global VPs from all over …
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How a humanities degree will serve you in a disruptive economy
I don’t know why we call them “soft skills.” They’re certainly not easy to learn, although they are as valuable and necessary as the skills doctors use in surgery, bankers …
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Why emotional intelligence is key to tackling climate change
Climate science has been instrumental in developing the ambitious carbon emission reduction targets negotiated at the recent climate talks in Paris. At the same time, the kinds of actions needed …
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Defining EI and starting with self-awareness
Sometimes it’s helpful to return to the basics. How do we describe Emotional Intelligence? It can be difficult to reduce it to a single explanation. There does tend to be …
Planting Trees as Resistance and Empowerment: The Remarkable Illustrated Story of Wangari Maathai
“A tree is a little bit of the future.” Building resilience and sustainability one seedling at a time. May Wangari inspire you to plant seeds and nurture. Source: Planting Trees …
CPHR BC & Yukon webinar: Emotional Intelligence for Today’s Leadership
Presenters: David Cory, B.Ed., M.A., and Jill Cory, B.A., author, of Emotional Intelligence Training Company Inc. Date: June 25Time: Log-in: 9:15 – 9:30am (PST); Presentation: 9:30am – 10:30am (PST)Format: Online – Live WebinarCost: …
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Science of us: I Now Suspect the Vagus Nerve Is the Key to Well-being
This is a great read on the nervous system and especially breathe and the vagus nerve. I liked this idea that we have something like a secret piano key, under …
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Courage to Coach and Coaching with Courage
Join ICF Calgary for breakfast at Joey Chinnook, with David Cory of EITC. June 6, 2019, 7:00 am – 9:30 am…
All sports are team sports
In 2013 Diana Nyad’s successfully swam from Cuba to Florida. She did it without flippers. She did it without taking a rest on a boat. And she did it without …
Innovation takes assertiveness
Dan Pallotta is a great presenter and is very funny. This talk will have you laughing, but also thinking about charities in new ways. Pallotta says that philanthropy is the …
EQ for breakfast series
How can developing the emotional intelligence skills (EQ) of your people increase your organization’s bottom-line metrics? How can EQ increase employee engagement, attraction and retention of top talent? How can …
Microaggressions: what they are, and how they dampen team activity, and problem solving
We have also found that micro-aggressions tend to affect problem-solving ability of the individuals in classrooms; work productivity goes down. And earlier, you were talking about health differences…
Optimism and race aware people services
There is a large and growing realm of research about race-aware human resource and team building policies. What it is all pointing to is that so-called “colour-blind” policies don’t work. …
How to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch at TED
Guy Winch does an amazing job in this TED talk pointing out the disparity between our attention and cultural fixation on physical health, and our lack of shared cared for …
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