by Joshua Freedman | Oct 1, 2008 | change, community, Emotional Intelligence, hope & optimism, leadership, society, wisdom, world
Due to the foibles of flight schedules, I had some unexpected downtime in DC, and found myself wandering the Mall. I don’t think I’ve been here since I was in eighth grade, and it made a very different impression on me now. I suspect that the first time, I...
by Joshua Freedman | Apr 18, 2008 | change, emotions, happiness, hope & optimism, learning, spirit, wisdom
Dear ones, Tomorrow the Jewish holiday of Passover begins, so I’ve been thinking about freedom and about love. Passover commemorates the time when Jews were enslaved in Egypt and then Gd, through Moses, led them to forge a path toward freedom. Moses didn’t...
by Joshua Freedman | Apr 12, 2008 | change, emotions, health & wellness, leadership, relationships, wisdom
It feels like summertime here – glorious, peaceful, and relaxed. The scent of jasmine is pouring in through my office windows along with the gently cooling evening air. Yesterday I was talking with a client/friend about where he needs to put energy in his...
by Joshua Freedman | Mar 13, 2008 | Emotional Intelligence, learning, society, wisdom
A new study released in Applied Psychology found that people with a highly rational thinking style actually became more biased as the stakes went up. The authors suggest that in an escalating situation, the highly analytical thinkers were less able to tune into the...
by Joshua Freedman | Jan 27, 2007 | society, wisdom
More about this… The new White Paper by the Six Seconds EQ Network found that there is a correlation between age and emotional intelligence — but it’s slight and not true for all parts of EQ. Previous research by BarOn and Salovey & Mayer also...
by Joshua Freedman | Dec 2, 2006 | Emotional Intelligence, society, vision & purpose, wisdom
I just finished posting new research on emotional intelligence and age. This study started in a workshop where we were talking about Noble Goals. In our model, the “capstone” competence of emotional intelligence is Pursue Noble Goals — there are two...
