How To Control Emotions? When is it appropriate to express your feelings at work? Let’s face it, put two people together and there’s bound to be conflict. The conflict may begin as a tiny disruption but left unaddressed turns into…
How To Deal With Stress We can manage stress by using emotional intelligence. Stress is inevitable but too much stress is a silent killer! Stress comes in many forms: distractions, over work, a pushy boss, lack of focus, difficult relationships and…
What Is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional Intelligence is an old idea but how does it affect the workplace? Emotional Intelligence (EI) defined: A simple definition is the art and science of managing one’s emotional and social functioning. EI functions may be displayed…
Self awareness is more than our view of self. It is an awareness of our thoughts, feelings and actions. And, perhaps more importantly, how they affect self and others. This is my final post in a series to help others…
Derailers are those things that may cause us to fail. Several of the posts you can read from my blog detail the emotional intelligence of some of the most famous Bible characters. What do Moses, Samson, David, Solomon and just…
The wisest man that ever lived could not conquer his desires. His predecessors; his father David was anointed king while Saul (the first king) was still in office. It takes little bible literacy to know that Solomon is said to…
First, let me say this is not an endorsement of Donald Trump nor is it an insult to the Apostle Paul. In my continuing series analyzing Bible characters’ emotional intelligence (EQ) I was surprised when I asked a few people,…
Samson: a man with low impulse control. Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power.” The strongest man of the bible is certainly a testament to this…
Many have heard of Gideon’s need for a sign before taking action, but this post is more about Gideon’s emotional intelligence. Some context: Israel had been under the control of the Medianites for seven years because of the sin of the nation.…
Emotional Intelligence and one of the best known religious figures in all the world, Moses. He is considered a prophet of Islam, a savior and guide to the Jewish people and as such a key figure in Christianity. Moses’ emergence…
First I must say, as I listened and read the story of Joseph in Genesis 37 thru 50 this morning I was deeply touched. Here we find many admirable leadership qualities of a man but more importantly we find a…
Recently I had the privilege of introducing a well known Christian professor and author who generally works in the area of Organizational Development. The focus of his next book is emotional intelligence (EI), which should be published in the next few months. I dismissed…