In this TED talk, world renowned chef Sam Kass discusses the relationship between healthy, nutritious food and doing well in school. Considering what we know about the role of emotions in learning, the importance of healthy, nutritious food on kids’ brains makes a lot of sense.
Embracing a Different, More Successful Approach to Change
Research says 70% of change efforts end in failure. How can your business stay in the 30%? Hint: we focus too much on the cognitive reasons to bring people on board. This short video describes a different approach to change.
Should You Know How Much Your Coworkers Make?
In this TED talk, David Burkus makes a convincing case that pay transparency can increase intrinsic motivation and employee engagement. This is not an official recommendation from Six Seconds or myself personally, but it’s interesting food for thought…
How to Increase Trust – The 4 Cs
Ray Phoon of PowerUp Success Group talks about the 4 components of trust – the 4Cs – and how you can use them to increase trust.
EQ Assessments in Schools
An introduction to Six Seconds’ suite of tools for measuring the EQ of children or adults, as individuals or as a group. These tools have unlimited potential to transform classrooms and schools into emotionally healthy, vibrant places.
Getting Your Principal to Support SEL
Six Seconds’ Lorea Martinez offers sound advice and resources for educators who want to make the case for SEL to administration.
2017 Benchmarks for SEL Implementation
To effectively implement social emotional learning, and teach the essential skills of emotional intelligence, Six Seconds has identified the best practices. Here are the benchmarks for SEL implementation in 2017.
Introduction to Social Emotional Learning
What are the ingredients for a great place to learn? These slides are all about how SEL is a vital component of children’s education. Includes benchmarks for SEL and links to research on the benefits of social and emotional learning.
Vital Organizations, More Important Than Ever
In an ever changing, dynamic business world – with alarmingly high levels of employee disengagement – it’s more important than ever to have a vital organization. But how do you do that?
The Coaching Process
In this video from Six Seconds, Josh Freedman and Marilynn Jorgensen discuss the coaching process, and how to help leaders take the next steps in their development.
Brain Profiles for Hiring
Can you use the Brain Profiles as a tool in the hiring process? Absolutely, and these slides give an example of an open position at Microsoft and the Brain profiles of two of the candidates. Based on the Profiles, who would you hire?
Advice on Coaching Leaders
People often get promoted because of technical expertise, but lack the leadership skills required to lead people. In this video from Six Seconds, Josh Freedman and Marilynn Jorgensen discuss how coaching can help leaders take it to the next level.
Creating a Powerful Leadership Presence
How can you create a powerful leadership presence? We have all met those people who have a magnetic confidence and trustworthiness about them, but how can we cultivate those qualities? In this video from Six Seconds, Josh Freedman and Marilynn Jorgensen discuss this vital question.
I principi dell’intelligenza emotiva
Ecco alcune slide che ci ricordano quali siano i principi Six Seconds dell’Intelligenza Emotiva. Grazie a GAP Management per la cura del layout!
How Gratitude Can Transform Your Workplace
Can gratitude transform organizational climate? This article from the Greater Good Science Center looks at the power of embracing a culture of gratefulness.
The Lifelong Benefits of Social Emotional Learning
SEL programs improve students’ well-being, performance, and conduct—and a new research review suggests that these benefits are long-lasting. This article is from the Greater Good Science Center.
SEI Sales Powerpoint
A quick powerpoint to get you started marketing SEI. This deck is designed for you to customize — and could be saved as a PDF to email potential clients, or used in a sales meeting.
The 1 Slide Business Case for EQ
This is the business case for EQ in 1 slide, with speaker notes. If you want to make the case for more EQ in your organization, this slide breaks it down for you.
What Is a Sociogram?
These slides give you an introduction to sociograms – a leadership tool for gathering data on group social dynamics. It can be a wonderful tool for teams, classrooms and more. For more on sociograms, read this article: http://www.6seconds.org/2017/07/03/20125/
Vital Signs Toolkit Customizable Brochure
The Vital Signs toolkit is a suite of integrated organizational assessment tools. Based on a powerful organizational model, the assessments measure key climate drivers and outcomes for leaders, teams, and organizations as a whole. These tools are administered by certified consultants who work with their clients to improve leadership and organizational performance. This customizable brochure […]