– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Now more than ever with a world pandemic underway, it’s time to focus on our own wellbeing. By taking care of ourselves, we are stronger, more patient, and happier. Then we can offer the world all our gifts for healing. This and the next several articles will focus on …
– Marcia Hughes & James Terrell The 16 skills of the EQi 2.0 are essential tools to help us thrive in these challenging times. With this article we’re providing strategies and tips on how to remember to incorporate these resources in your likely quite altered daily routine, and how to pass these ideas on to …
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– Marcia Hughes & James Terrell “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” Ken Blanchard Through 360 reviews for leaders, team surveys and coaching we have found that giving effective feedback is one the most likely challenges, even for the most effective leaders. There are many reasons given. Some say they’re just too busy; others say …
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– Marcia Hughes & James Terrell Managing (or messaging up) are goals frequently raised in executive coaching sessions. We add messaging across – that is to peers – to this strategic goal. Messaging up and across refers to intentionally and deliberately communicating well with your boss and those above your boss and with your peers. …
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– Marcia Hughes & James Terrell It’s our tradition to begin our monthly communications with you with this article. We invite you to deliberately set the stage for your best possible 2020. Later articles will focus on building your willpower and managing your stress so you will successfully enjoy your positive intentions as they occur. …
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– Marcia Hughes & James Terrell What happens to our brains when we “lose it?” The new field of social neuroscience is discovering intriguing answers. We now know we learn in part because of mirror neurons and that spindle cells build intuition and contribute to those instant judgments now referred to as thin slicing. How …
– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Life is precious and is best lived when we pay attention to creating an emotionally sustainable lifestyle. We are passionately committed to providing our services in order to support individuals and teams in living emotionally sustainable lifestyles. This is also known as living resiliently. Marcia’s book Life’s 2% Solution …
– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Emotions play a role in decision making in many ways, both subtle and more apparent, practical and not so practical, all of which make emotions not merely a player in the process of reasoning, but an indispensable player. —Antonio Damasio, Leading Neuroscientist Note: This is the fourth in a …
By James Terrell and Marcia Hughes The power of emotional intelligence is in its ability to make visible and conscious what is going on at an invisible and mostly unconscious level of reality. One of the 16 competencies measured by the EQi is Reality Testing and it is defined as how objectively and accurately we …
– Marcia Hughes and James Terrell Note: This is the second in a series of articles that explores the connections between the EQi 2.0 and wellbeing. Each article focuses on one of the 5 EQi composite areas or the Wellbeing Indicator, which includes the vital skill of happiness. Self-Expression includes three core skills according to …