Smart2Smarter

Resilience Moving from Blaming to Learning from Mistakes

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:13:10 +0000

In my blog Career Resilience: The Art of Bouncing Back, I discussed my coaching sessions with leaders and career clients and how often they want to learn how to manage their emotional reactions to perceived failures or how to stop tolerating a culture of blame in the work place.

Explaining Adversity Are You Bloom, Doom, or Gloom?

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:16:42 +0000

Actually, people like me who work with clients in a coaching role, actively listen to spot the thought patterns that “pull the client down or pull the client up”. Furthermore, research demonstrates that people who are naturally resilient have an optimistic explanatory style—that is, they explain adversity in optimistic terms to avoid falling into feelings of helplessness.

Teachers for Hire – Must Have EQ!

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:51:52 +0000

What do 9 year olds look for in their teachers? Emotional Intelligence, of course!

Career Resilience: The Art of Bouncing Back

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:46:44 +0000

How we respond to setbacks and how quickly we bounce back depends on the SMARTER skill of resilience. The wisdom of learning from career adversity is undeniable, yet individuals often avoid rather than embrace the lessons of adversity. Resilience does not mean how you initially react to adverse events, but how you eventually react and learn from them.

Social Intelligence and Career Resilience: What Employers Really Want!

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:00:01 +0000

Social Intelligence and Career Resilience: What Employers Really Want! According to Jim Hasse, in his blog post Social Intelligence: A Skill Every Job Seeker Needs, he cites Cynthia Kivland’ s book Smart2Smarter which states “employers will hire candidates who have those “SMARTER” social and emotional intelligence skills”. We know that employers state in job ads …

Tolerations and Tough Conversations

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:18:09 +0000

“When conflict is ignored — especially at the top — the result will be an enterprise that competes more passionately with itself than with its competitors.” ~ Howard M. Guttman, When Goliaths Clash, 2003 Q: I have recently been promoted to a supervisory role and I am having a difficult time engaging in tough conversations …

Is 2012 the Year for High Achievers to Embrace Their Humanity?

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:27:26 +0000

In my first two blogs on high achievers, Why High Achievers Flounder and Comfort Zones of High Achievers I talked about how SMARTER workplaces create a culture and emotional climate that inspires high achievers to continually grow as professionals. The last two blogs Six Step Plan for High Achievers, and Four More SMARTER tips for High Achievers, I discussed the need for high achievers to embrace humility and patience: to be willing to exhibit vulnerability and humanity.

Four SMARTER Tips for High Achievers

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:03:04 +0000

In my first two blogs on high achievers, Why High Achievers Flounder and Comfort Zones of High Achievers I talked about how SMARTER workplaces create a culture and emotional climate that inspires high achievers to continually grow as professionals. In this blog, I will discuss the next four steps you or a high achiever you know can take to bring your humanity into the workplace.

6 Step Plan for High Achievers

admin — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:33:43 +0000

If you've fallen into a high-potential career stall, you'll need to start working on a plan to get back on track for professional success. More than that, I recommend you strive to develop your SMARTER skills.

How Do Emotions Regulate Life? New Emotions as Information Model

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:12:40 +0000

The idea that emotions regulate social interaction is noted in the book Smart2Smarter (2011) in the competencies of Tolerance and Reciprocity. But exactly how do emotions do this?