7 Tips to Boost Career Success!

Last week I introduced the concept of EI, it’s contrast to IQ, the role it plays, and the five basic competencies.

EI principles provide a way to understand and assess people's behaviors, management styles, attitudes, interpersonal skills, and potential. EI is an important consideration in human resources planning, job profiling, recruitment interviewing and selection, management development, customer relations and customer service, leadership, team building and more. Unlike IQ, which takes years to enhance, EI skills can be improved any time.

7 steps to BOOSTING YOUR EI

1. Know your strengths and weaknesses. In what areas do you need to improve? Listening? Persuasion? Self-awareness? Temper control? Before you even try to change, ask yourself honestly, “Does this skill really matter to me? Am I willing to put in the time and effort?”
2. Define specifically the emotional areas you want to improve. Think of real situations in which new habits would be a big help.
3. Become aware of your behavior in critical situations.What do you think when a subordinate asks you a question? How do you feel? A little irritated? Impatient? Exactly how do you react? Do you interrupt the person? Do you let your attention wander?
4. Look for emotional role models. If you know someone who is a wonderful listener, watch him/her closely. If not, try to visualize, in specific detail, just how such an expert would act. Pattern your own behavior after him, using real on-the-job situations as a learning lab.
5. Seek feedback from trusted friends and coworkers. Ask them to watch how you work and give you objective assessments.
6. Track your changes, and treat lapses as learning opportunities. If you slip and revert to a pattern you’re trying to change, don’t give yourself despairing messages. Instead of telling yourself, “I’ll never be any different,” ask, “What can I learn from this?” Consider the circumstances that actually led to the lapse. Was it stress? A deadline? Fatigue? Make it a point to observe yourself more carefully in these situations.
7. Keep practicing until the new behavior pattern has become a real habit -- or an automatic response that you don’t have to think about. Be patient and realistic. Meaningful change almost always takes a matter of months -- not weeks.

One of the best and easiest tools I know of to discover one’s strengths is DiSC®. Studies have been done to show how people can significantly enhance personal effectiveness by honestly evaluating their behavior and selecting self-management strategies that maximize strengths. Organizations around the world use DiSC® to improve effectiveness in self-awareness/self-management; peer relationships/team-building; performance enhancement/managing others; and client relationships.

EQ Map®

For a the next 30 days JAS Coaching & Training is offering this assessment with a 30 minute one-on-one debrief session for a special rate of $150 (that’s a $50 savings).

Contact Janine Schindlerfor more information

EQ Map® is effortless, taking only 15 minutes to complete. Your report will provide a visual profile of your strengths and vulnerabilities at a glance, and EQ in Action tips for changing your performance.

The Assessment:

• Measures all major dimensions of emotional intelligence
• Correlates EQ dimensions to life outcomes
• Includes measures of EQ Values and Attitudes
• Designed specifically for adults in the workplace

The Report:

• Visually maps your personal profile
• Plots your performance in four Zones from Optimal, Proficient, Vulnerable and Caution
• Can be used again to assess improvements over time
• Gives a definition and plans for improvement for every scale
• Discusses how each factor is directly related to emotional intelligence
• Offers EQ In Action tips for enhancing your performance

About JAS Coaching & Training

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Inspired Leadership that creates an environment of trust and empowerment where people are committed to greater achievement

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High-Performance Organizational Structures and Systems that enable people to produce more results with less effort and stress. We provide high-value leadership development and performance improvement services including:

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