November

11

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

Dear friends     In this inspirational talk Prof Marshall Goldsmith author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There discusses the importance of managing your emotions and communication at work and in the context of leadership. Based on his research, Goldsmith explains how being successful – is often detrimental for our future success. [...]

September

24

How Positive Emotions Can Help Us Succeed

Dear Friends,   In the following clips Prof Barbara Fredrickson, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, shares with us some intriguing findings from her studies into the effects of emotions, and discusses her Broaden and Build theory of positive emotions which offers an explanation as to how and why positivity and positive [...]

September

22

Positivity

Dear Friends,   In the following clip Prof Barbara Fredrickson, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses her new book, “Positivity”. The book explains on what positivity is, and why it is so important to us to be positive. She also discusses her Broaden and Build theory of positive emotions which explains how [...]

September

21

The Marshmallow Experiment – A Test For Success?

Dear Friends   In 1972 psychologist Prof Walter Mischel of Stanford University conducted one of the best known psychological experiments on delayed gratification. It was named the  The Marshmallow Experiment, and in this video you will see why.       As you will see, in the research, a marshmallow was offered to the children [...]

September

17

Social Intelligence

Dear friends   Social intelligence is the human capacity to navigate and negotiate complex social relationships and environments.  Here is Prof Daniel Goleman discussing the importance of Social intelligence in our lives and for our relationships.   Enjoy,     // // ]]> Amazon.co.uk Widgets  To your success!   Rona   Dr Rona Hart Director [...]

September

13

Emotional Intellegence in Leadership

Dear friends     In this inspirational talk Annie Mckee discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership. Based on decades of psychology research, McKee explores the concept of resonant leaders, who build resonant organisational cultures, and explains how and why they do that.   Enjoy!     Amazon.co.uk Widgets   To your success!   [...]

September

12

Emotional intelligence

Dear friends   Emotional intelligence (EI) is an ability, skill or, in the case of the trait EI model, a self-perceived ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. Salovey and Mayer’s who first coined the term, perceive emotions as useful sources of information that help one to [...]