by Allen Baird PhD | 19 Jun 17 | emotional intelligence, training
Either you’re smart or you’re not. That’s how most people think. You are born with a certain brain and, like your height or the colour of your eyes, there isn’t much that you can do about it. You can study, read, and practice. But your potential peak is already set by...
by Allen Baird PhD | 24 Apr 17 | emotional intelligence, positive psychology
For believe me: the secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment is – to live dangerously! Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius! Send your ships into uncharted seas! Friedrich Nietzsche, The Joyous Knowledge, 238...
by Dawn Baird | 25 Aug 14 | confidence, emotional intelligence, featured, personal development, positive psychology, training
Since working with Aware Defeat Depression on the Mood Matters programme, I’ve been looking for another opportunity to get involved with a mental health organisation. Recently an opportunity arose for a Sessional Trainer with CAUSE. I’m delighted to...
by Allen Baird PhD | 20 Jan 14 | emotional intelligence, positive psychology
So before this week I thought there were two end-points when tacking depression. You could cure and defeat it (‘avoid’). Or admit that it would be with you always but try to set boundaries to it and manage it on a daily basis (‘marry’). Now I think there might be a...
by Allen Baird PhD | 09 Sep 13 | business, emotional intelligence, entrepreneurship
My fascination with what makes a psychopath was yanked again recently. Psychopaths are usually characterised as those who possess no empathy, marking them out from the rest of us as cold and emotionless. Empathy is a central plank of our Emotional Intelligence and is...
by Dawn Baird | 13 Feb 13 | communication, emotional intelligence
This blog is all about communication. We blog about internal communication within organisations and relationships, external communication with customers, partners, suppliers and fellow SMEs. This blog is about personal communication. This blog is about you. This blog...
