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Self Leadership - What it is & Why it matters
History of EI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Thorndike (1920) ,[object Object],[object Object]
The Three Different Factor Levels Superficial, specific, learnable but stickability depends on deeper variables –  Behaviour patterns (e.g. assertiveness techniques) Wide-ranging & profound but changeable –  Values, attitudes, underlying general competencies (e.g. EI Components) Unchangeable or only slowly changeable – Constitutional / personality variables
EI applied definition: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Connections between EI processes     Self awareness   Other awareness   Reflective learning  Reflective learning Self knowledge  Knowledge of others Self management   Relationship management Intrapersonal Intelligence Interpersonal Intelligence
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Interpersonal Intelligence What you need for effective relationship management.   Including:- Motivating others   Collaborating with others Leading others   Confronting others Developing others   Facilitating relationships    between others.
Emotional Intelligence is not Personality IQ Just Being Nice Letting it all Hang Out Competencies Navel Gazing Liking Everyone
Where do emotions come from? why are emotions so important?
The APET model A ctivator P attern match E motion T hought B ehaviour
Emotional Intelligence Attitudes
Emotional Intelligence Attitude - 1   We are each of us in control of, and responsible for, our actions.
Emotional Intelligence Attitude - 2   No-one else can control our feelings.
Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 3   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 4     However you and they are, is OK.     (Though this does not mean that whatever you and they do is necessarily OK.)
Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 5     Feelings and behaviour are separate.   Being in touch with our feelings does not mean  being out of control of ourselves & our behaviour.
Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 6   All feelings are self-justified, need accepting, and are important .
Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 7   Change is possible   (‘including’ change of ourselves).
Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 8   All people have a natural tendency  towards growth and health .
The hard case for soft skills ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Need for… Flexibility Creativity Self management Relationship management Staff motivation Personal connections Self development Resilience
Drawn from Research at the Center for Creative Leadership, 1994 75% 25% E I -Related  Other Reasons  Reasons ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Why Careers Get Derailed
5 crucial aspects of EI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Path to Full Potential 22 Self regard Self awareness Remove interference Self management Full Potential
Ways to raise your EI   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Ways to raise your EI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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01 self leadership james prior

  • 1. Self Leadership - What it is & Why it matters
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4. The Three Different Factor Levels Superficial, specific, learnable but stickability depends on deeper variables – Behaviour patterns (e.g. assertiveness techniques) Wide-ranging & profound but changeable – Values, attitudes, underlying general competencies (e.g. EI Components) Unchangeable or only slowly changeable – Constitutional / personality variables
  • 5.
  • 6. Connections between EI processes Self awareness Other awareness Reflective learning Reflective learning Self knowledge Knowledge of others Self management Relationship management Intrapersonal Intelligence Interpersonal Intelligence
  • 7.
  • 8. Interpersonal Intelligence What you need for effective relationship management. Including:- Motivating others Collaborating with others Leading others Confronting others Developing others Facilitating relationships between others.
  • 9. Emotional Intelligence is not Personality IQ Just Being Nice Letting it all Hang Out Competencies Navel Gazing Liking Everyone
  • 10. Where do emotions come from? why are emotions so important?
  • 11. The APET model A ctivator P attern match E motion T hought B ehaviour
  • 13. Emotional Intelligence Attitude - 1 We are each of us in control of, and responsible for, our actions.
  • 14. Emotional Intelligence Attitude - 2 No-one else can control our feelings.
  • 15.
  • 16. Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 4   However you and they are, is OK.   (Though this does not mean that whatever you and they do is necessarily OK.)
  • 17. Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 5   Feelings and behaviour are separate. Being in touch with our feelings does not mean being out of control of ourselves & our behaviour.
  • 18. Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 6 All feelings are self-justified, need accepting, and are important .
  • 19. Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 7 Change is possible (‘including’ change of ourselves).
  • 20. Emotional Intelligence Attitude- 8 All people have a natural tendency towards growth and health .
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 24. Path to Full Potential 22 Self regard Self awareness Remove interference Self management Full Potential
  • 25.
  • 26.

Notas do Editor

  1. “ To understand why emotions are so important in change, we need to understand how the brain works. Essentially, humans have an ‘emotional’ brain . The large prefrontal cortex in the human brain does give us a huge capacity for logical thought and this makes humans unique within the animal kingdom. However, we still have the more ‘animal’, pre-historic part of our brain which means that there is no such thing as a purely logical thought. All information that comes to the brain travels to these two areas but it reaches the amygdala before it can reach the prefrontal cortex. The amygdala is linked to the limbic system , where unconscious emotional memories are stored, and the information that arrives at the amygdala will therefore trigger an emotion based on these memories. This feature of the brain working has its origins in prehistory, where it was critical to perceive threat quickly in order to move into a ‘fight or flight’ response. If you saw a snake there was not enough time to stand there rationally considering what to do……“
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