Emotional Intelligence - Applying EQ to Survive and Thrive

Summary

Our workplace communities are being transformed by historic, demographic and psychological influences. We are entering a new Age of Meaning where people are increasingly driven by meaning and purpose in their work. Professionals need to understand how emotional intelligence (EQ) creates the engagement necessary to survive and thrive in tough times. "EQ may be the best predictor of success in life, redefining what it means to be smart". --- Time, October 2005

Emotional intelligence is now widely accepted as key to leadership effectiveness. It is also an untapped opportunity for greater productivity, creativity, and satisfaction --- both personally and at work. There is much to be understood in how to apply EQ as more research now indicates that developing emotional intelligence can positively impact sales results, health costs, and employee retention --- to name just a few.

In addition, as more and more organizations ready themselves for a widespread reduction of the baby-boomer workforce, learning about emotional intelligence can be a resource to help address this intellectual capital challenge.

Learning about emotional intelligence, however, is different from improving emotional intelligence. Join us on Thursday, May 17, 2012, and experience practical tools that can be effectively applied to actually increase emotional intelligence.

Who Should Attend?

- Owners
- Executives
- Managers

Presenter: Roger and Valerie Pease, Co-founders of InspirationWorks, LLC.

HRCI Credits: 2

Event Type: Leadership Series

About Roger and Valerie:

InspirationWorks is an organizational development consulting firm providing practical tools for improving employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity through emotional intelligence. InspirationWorks applies cognitive science—the science of how people think and learn—to the workplace. Elements of neuroscience, linguistics, psychology, and philosophy combine with decades of organizational experience to improve the productivity and creativity of work teams. We learn and practice tools to use in communicating within the organization, in our personal lives, and with ourselves. The result is individuals and organizations that survive, thrive and stay inspired.

Recent InspirationWorks clients include Intel, Oregon Health & Science University, Fiskars, Wells Fargo, American Red Cross, Bullivant Houser Bailey, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, OnPoint Community Credit Union, Port of Portland, Willamette University, Veterans Administration, Housing Authority of Portland, City of Portland, Clackamas County, among many others.

Roger Pease: An experienced management consulting professional, Roger has been CEO and Chairman of the Board of both public and private corporations and the partner responsible for management consulting services for Touche Ross & Co. in Oregon. Roger received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, his bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, and has served on the faculty of Portland State University.

Valerie Pease: With Xerox Corporation in consulting and sales, Valerie benchmarked Xerox’s corporate business reengineering process and implemented and trained Xerox total quality management. Previously, with Marshall Field & Co., she was the first woman menswear buyer in a major national department store conglomerate in the US. Valerie received her BA from the University of Illinois and her master’s degree in cognitive science from Portland State University, where she has also served on the faculty.