Are Your Leaders Emotionally Intelligent?
It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head -- it is the unique intersection of both.
-- David Caruso, Emotional What?
Emotional Intelligence is not a new concept in the business landscape. In fact, Charles Darwin presented his theory of biological evolution more than 150 years ago and emotional expression was deemed a critical survival skill and a requirement to achieve higher levels of species adaptation. We love Daniel Goleman. Can you believe he captured mainstream business attention over 15 years ago with his national bestseller– Emotional Intelligence, Why it Can Matter More than IQ. Since then, hundreds of articles, books, and research have emerged. Even the most recent issue of Talent Management calls Emotional Intelligence: The Next Step in a Business’ Survival Strategy.
Our question -- if EI is so mission critical, what’s the real barrier to creating more emotionally intelligent leaders? We asked our biggest left brained executives and talent managers the same question. The gap? Real world, practical tools that that make it easy for executives to identify and learn the skills – to masterfully infuse right brain concepts into left brain organizations. That’s when we strategically partnered with Genos.
With Global Headquarters in Sydney, Australia and US Headquarters in San Francisco, CA, Genos is one of the world’s leading creators and distributors of Emotional Intelligence Instruments and methodologies that intersect the heart and mind. Their instrument focuses solely on workplace specific behavior. You’ll find Genos instruments are also easy to administer. The online instrument takes only 20 minutes to complete. Even the busiest C-level executive can’t argue with that. Plus Genos is academically and scientifically committed – ensuring all instruments are supported by peer-reviewed research findings.
If you haven’t seriously infused Emotional Intelligence into your leadership program, you are missing a critical link for your business to adapt and survive. The human body needs both left and right brain functions to operate optimally. Why should our executives, teams or organizations be any different?
Game-changing for your business. Life-changing for your employees.
Upcoming Events
August 30-31, 2011, 9:00-5:00pm
Two-day Genos EI Certification
Genos comprehensive two-day certification prepares you to measure and develop EI in the workplace using the Genos 360 and individual rater. To register, please visit:
http://genos-august2011.eventbrite.com
To receive a program brochure or for more information, contact Tonya deWaart, tonya@excelerationpartners.com.
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