Article describing the Six Seconds model by Joshua Freedman
The Six Seconds Model
Basic Emotions
Decoding Feelings by Joshua Freedman, Draft – Oct 18, 2008 Every emotion is a message. It’s tough to decode the info, especially because we often have multiple, paradoxical, and layered feelings at once. One key is to identify thebasic “categories” of feelings at any given time. Every emotion has value and helps people survive and […]
Being a Leader Worth Following
In this article Josh explores the need for “true leaders” – people worth following – and the role emotions and emotional intelligence play in that capacity.
Business Case for EQ – 10-15-2008 [pdf]
This is a free e-book that can be used as a handout, preread, post-course reading… or for marketing. It’s 32 pages.
Six Seconds Learning
Inspired by a recent conference, I documented some observations and reflections about “what’s in” and what’s not when applying Six Seconds’ learning philosophy. This goes into some depth about our approach to learning and the theory and practice of Six Seconds’ approach.
Leading with a Whole New Mind: Interview with Daniel Pink
Leading with a Whole New Mind: Interview with Daniel Pink Tools and Articles on EQ at WorkDaniel Pink, author of A Whole New Mind and Free Agent Nation discusses the skills leaders need to excel in a changed and changing economy. In this interview about his latest book, Pink joins emotional intelligence expert Joshua Freedman […]
A Hope for Change: Alan Deutschman on Change or Die
When the stakes are high, life and death for the people or the company, change will happen – right? Fast Company senior writer Alan Deutschman was surprised that the answer is “no.” He was attending a conference on the future of healthcare where the dean of Johns Hopkins talked about what happens to cardiac patients […]
The Physics of Emotion: Candace Pert on Feeling Go(o)d
Emotions, Pert explains, are not simply chemicals in the brain. They are electrochemical signals that affect the chemistry and electricity of every cell in the body. The body’s electrical state is modulated by emotions, changing the world within the body. In turn, Pert finds emotional states affect the world outside the body. “I’ve always kind […]
Emotional WHAT? Definitions and History of EQ.
Is it really an intelligence? How do we know, and what is an intelligence anyway? Touted as the key to educational and corporate success, is EQ really just another “flavor of the month”? There are half a million web pages on “emotional intelligence,” and everyone wants to claim the “right” definition — so how many […]
White Paper: Emotional Contagion
Emotions serve to focus our attention on aspects of the world that help us thrive. They provide information about our interior world and about our relationships. For this survival function to operate optimally, we are highly sensitive to emotional signals in the environment. One person’s emotions are affected by others’. This effect is called “Emotional […]
White Paper: EQ & Age
Age is slightly predictive of some aspects of emotional intelligence
White Paper: Increasing EQ
Case showing EQ increases in IT firm
White Paper: Optimism for Performance
Study of employee performance management correlated with EQ
White Paper: Healthcare [press release]
EQ, Stress, and Performance in Healthcare: SEI predicts 60-80% of the variation in performance scores (higher for more senior team members). EQ seems to mitigate the negative effects of stress.
White Paper: Healthcare [ppt]
EQ, Stress, and Performance in Healthcare: SEI predicts 60-80% of the variation in performance scores (higher for more senior team members). EQ seems to mitigate the negative effects of stress.
White Paper: Healthcare [pdf]
EQ, Stress, and Performance in Healthcare: SEI predicts 60-80% of the variation in performance scores (higher for more senior team members). EQ seems to mitigate the negative effects of stress.
White Paper: SEI & Success
What’s the correlation between EQ scores and success factors? SEI predicts 54.79% of critical success factors
White paper: NFL
How does EQ predict success for professional athletes? Study with retired members of the National Football League Emotional Intelligence for Athletes’ Life Success. Among 30 retired members of the National Football League, there is a very strong correlation between EQ and “life success” (health, behavior). [also in PDF, slide highlights, press release]
White paper: NFL
How does EQ predict success for professional athletes? Study with retired members of the National Football League Emotional Intelligence for Athletes’ Life Success. Among 30 retired members of the National Football League, there is a very strong correlation between EQ and “life success” (health, behavior). [also in PDF, slide highlights, press release]
White paper: NFL
How does EQ predict success for professional athletes? Study with retired members of the National Football League Emotional Intelligence for Athletes’ Life Success. Among 30 retired members of the National Football League, there is a very strong correlation between EQ and “life success” (health, behavior). [also in PDF, slide highlights, press release]
