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With the benefit of hindsight – or not…

January 21, 2019 By Mary Anne Trotman

In any situation, our emotions are linked to how we think about or interpret the situation or the behaviour of those involved, i.e. how we think influences how we feel.  Both of these will determine how we react in that moment.  But what about when we look back and reflect on past situations and outcomes? … Read more

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence Tagged With: awareness, Leadership

Why leaders need to learn to ‘deal with people’ and their emotions

December 21, 2018 By Mary Anne Trotman

I work with senior managers helping them to become more emotionally intelligent leaders and in this series of articles will explore some of the themes that come up in this work. One of the areas that seems to challenge many managers is how to deal with the people-related aspects of their role. On further discussion… Read more

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence Tagged With: awareness, Leadership

The case for embracing emotions

December 3, 2018 By Mary Anne Trotman

  I work with senior managers helping them to become more emotionally intelligent leaders. In this and subsequent articles I will explore some of the themes that come up in this work. We start at the beginning, with the case for understanding emotions in business. It is sometimes said that emotions are a liability or… Read more

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence Tagged With: awareness, Leadership

Titles don’t make a leader…

February 26, 2015 By Mary Anne Trotman

Titles don't make leaders

…it’s how you behave that makes the difference. One of the most interesting books on leadership that I have read recently is “The Leadership Challenge” by James Kouzes and Barry Posner. The title for this article comes from that book. I suggest you read it and I have summarised their 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership… Read more

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development Tagged With: awareness, Leadership, success mindset

Thinking correctly under pressure

February 16, 2015 By Mary Anne Trotman

T-CUP THinking correctly under pressure

Simple 7-question technique for a success mindset Watching England win their first two matches in this year’s 6 Nations got me thinking back to when Clive Woodward managed England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. (Sorry if you are not an England supporter – please keep reading). In particular how a tea cup… Read more

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development Tagged With: success mindset

Four reasons why EQ can matter more than IQ

October 13, 2014 By Mary Anne

In 1995 Daniel Goleman wrote Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter more than IQ, and it was this book that really brought emotional intelligence into the mainstream. The concept of emotional intelligence was not new. In 1980s and 90s John Meyer and Peter Salovey and Howard Gardner had all been looking at these concepts. As… Read more

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence Tagged With: awareness, cognitive abilities, skills, success, well-being

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