Book description
A decade on from its birth, emotional intelligence is attracting more
attention than ever before. Why? Because of its proven connection to
performance. Tomorrow's leaders will have to be facilitators who work
collaboratively to help others develop their potential, and this will
require emotionally intelligent skills and attitudes. Against this
landscape, Applied EI provides the tools and advice needed to develop
and manage a relationship with yourself and create positive
relationships with others - the twin cornerstones of emotional intelligence.
We're all capable of acting with emotional intelligence. Most of us
don't, because internal interferences - misguided beliefs and
attitudes learnt in childhood - get in the way. Countering this,
Applied EI attaches unique importance to the role of attitudes in
developing and applying emotional intelligence. Tim Sparrow and Amanda
Knight stress that EI isn't a synonym for personality; it's about
managing personality. That's why knowing how to put EI into practice
is essential. And that's why reducing EI to a single number or score
misses the point, and serves only to give us another measure by which
to judge ourselves and others.
Anyone interested in performance improvement today needs to be
interested in emotional intelligence. Applied EI shows how our
attitudes underpin our EI, explores how to develop emotionally
intelligence attitudes, and lays out tactics for applying them in
practice. It discusses what is needed at individual, team and
leadership development levels, and considers what it means to be an EI
practitioner. Its practical approach and unique perspective make it a
must-read for anyone involved in the field of personal development.
Tim Sparrow has had a varied career. He has three
master's degrees (social anthropology, social psychology and
industrial relations) and has worked in central and local government,
in industry and commerce, as a management consultant, and also as a
counsellor, psychotherapist and clinical supervisor. He has devoted
the last ten years to developing the theory of emotional intelligence
and exploring actively how these insights can most profitably and
effectively be applied by individuals and by organisations. Hence his
founding of the Centre for Applied Emotional Intelligence, and the
development of the unique action learning programme for its
Certificate in Emotional Intelligence practitionership. Developing
Applied EI satisfies his twin passions: finding out the truth, and
changing the world for the better.
Amanda Knight is Research and Development Director for the
Centre for Applied Emotional Intelligence, a role tasked with keeping
the Centre at the leading edge of emotional intelligence practice. She
is also course director of the Centre's unique, in-depth EI
practitioner programme. As an EI facilitator and coach, she is
passionate about human potential and authentic leadership. 'Living the
values' and 'being the change' are easy to say, but not easy to do,
and healthy, emotionally intelligent attitudes towards oneself as well
as towards others are intrinsic to authenticity and stress-free
living. Focused on the 'how to', Amanda has pioneered an approach to
development training combining AppliedEI™ with experiential learning,
and a guided AppliedEI™ development programme for individuals.
