It was Daniel Goleman that first brought my attention to Social and Emotional Learning. This is a new field being explored in the US which uses the obvious corollary that if EQ is more important than IQ and it makes a huge impact on success in life then perhaps steps should be taken, in addition to the …
Someone asked me last week what exactly Emotional Intelligence was. I explained that its a combination of factors namely (Goleman) Self Awareness (to be aware of ones own emotional state, emotional reactions and focus of attention), Self Management (the ability to regulate those emotions and reactions), Motivation (the ability to rise to a challenge and maintain …
I have been using the Enneagram with business for over ten years now and it get clearer and stronger to me every day. Its general acceptance among the business community is becoming a reality – but slowly. Some of this is I believe is to do with the way it is taught and the language that …
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I was introduced to Second Life (SL) in 2006 and I have been involved to the extent that I now own land, build structures, have items for sale and interact regularly with other people in the SL environment. A member of the group mobileavenue introduced me to SL and they are watching this space carefully and innovating applications …
A friend of mine, Dr Paul O Leary, who runs the Entrepeneurship Module on the Trinity MBA has just introduced me to a new profiling tool called Predictive Index. The system, when introduced to me as a profiling tool, was met with skepticism at first. As a true Enneagram disciple I find other lesser systems incomplete and …
The Enneagram is all about improvement and uses levels of health and talks of stripping away the “Veil of Illusion” to see things as they really are which has consequential significant improvement on awareness and interpersonal interaction at work. As a Manager what would one give for ones team to have improved communication, conflict management …
Innovation is the competitive advantage in business. However while those managers with the time to think, who are focused on where the ship is going rather than just keeping it afloat, are recognising this – getting it done is an all together different affair. The issues around culture, creativity and competition are myriad and complex …
There is a story that tells of an old Entrepeneur, nearing the end of his years, being asked what he might have done different in his life and answering sagely that he would “pay more attention to his instinct” next time around. By this he meant following his gut, taking notice of what his heart was telling …
I have been working with the Enneagram for 10 years in and around business and I am fully convinced of its value in business and personal life. Often I talk about the fact that there is a huge overlap between personal and business life and the people factors that bring a better standard of life to employees …
There is a Rugby coach well known in Ireland named Declan Kidney. He coaches the Munster Rugby team which from limited resources has become one of the top teams in Europe in the professional era. Known for his motivational skills and lateral thinking, and also for being his own man, he does in my view use skills …
