Psychological Testing at Work: How to Use, Interpret, and Get the Most Out of the Newest Tests in Personality, Learning Style, Aptitudes, Interests, and More! (Kindle Edition)
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Posted July 13th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Essential reading for managers and individual career builders alike After being out of favor for nearly two decades, psychological testing is back with a vengeance. Companies of all sizes now use tests for everything from employee screening and selection to promotion, training, and development. At the same time, individuals in increasing numbers are turning to tests for help in planning and managing their careers. In this one-of-a-kind guide, a psychologist with more than 20 years of ...
The Intelligence of Emotions: Will the Real Definition of Emotional Intelligence Please Stand Up
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Posted July 13th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
The most recent NexusEQ Conference included delegates from over 100 disciplines and 37 nations gathered in Holland to see how emotional intelligence improves leadership. On EQ.org, more and more practitioners are appearing from all over the world. Google News has stories about EQ every day. It all goes to show that emotional Intelligence is of interest to a wide and growing audience. But what do we mean by "emotional intelligence" -- is it just a nice way of talking about concepts that have b...
Whats Your Dating and Relationship IQ
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Posted July 9th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Intelligence comes in many forms. In spite of this, however, our society focuses almost exclusively on academic intelligence. Think about it. When is the last time someone said, John has really high relationship intelligence. He has a skill for listening and understanding people. He must have a relationship IQ of 160. We focus so much on educational intelligence that we have neglected to teach people about critical elements that make relationships successful. Focusing on traditional intelligence...
EQ vs. IQ: Why Do Smart People Fail?
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Posted June 29th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Why people who more social succeed while those with merely a moderate IQ considerably fail?
First we need to understand that emotional intelligence (EQ) is not the opposite of the intelligence quotient (IQ); EQ is actually complementary to IQ resembled in academic intelligence and cognitive skills, and studies actually show that our emotional states affect the way our brain functions as well as its processing speed (Cryer qtd. in Kemper). Studies have even shown that Albert Einstein's superio...
Boost Your Child s Brainpower by Simply Letting Them Spend More Time on a Playground
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Posted June 28th, 2009 at 2:29 am
We all know kids love playgrounds. Now, research shows that playing on the playground can boost brainpower too! Playing has been linked to emotional, social, motor and cognitive development. Playgrounds facilitate the benefits of pure, spontaneous and active free play. Some ways they do it are listed below.<
Play and Free Play
While we take the playing done by children for granted, we seldom ponder the mechanics of it. There are many ways that children play and they have unique benefits...
