Instructional units address: self-awareness, managing feelings, decision making, managing stress, personal responsibility, self-concept, empathy, communications, group dynamics, and conflict resolution.

Teach important social and emotional skills with this powerful emotional intelligence curriculum. By involving you students in these engaging activities, they learn how to: constructively express themselves and control their behavior think through the consequences of their actions learn how to take the perspectives of others and to develop empathy accept responsibility for their decisions develop skills for positively managing conflict, anger, and stress The instructional strategies are appropriate for classroom or counseling groups and include a variety of meaningful large- and small-group activities, lively discussion topics, and reproducible activity sheets. This collection of the most popular and effective social-emotional activities ever offered by Innerchoice Publishing is organized into ten units. They are: Self-awareness Managing Feelings Decision Making Managing Stress Personal Responsibility Self-concept Empathy Communications Group Dynamics Conflict Resolution

Research indicates that IQ contributes only about 20 percent to the factors that determine success. The other 80 percent of the factors are related to EQ-emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence impacts every area of life-health, learning, behavior and relationships. Teaching children and youth to understand, manage, and productively express their emotional intelligence pays big dividends in all areas of their lives and yours. In response to the growing EQ movement these activity guides have been developed based on the ground-breaking brain and behavioral research on emotional intelligence. The result is a complete emotional literacy program. Each book contains a comprehensive overview of emotional intelligence theory-what it is, why it has become such a hot topic in education, and its scientific basis in brain research, plus concrete suggestions for “schooling” the emotions. Each unit includes a thematic overview, stimulating age-appropriate activities and lively discussion topics.

Elevate emotional intelligence throughout your organization—and watch profitability, retention, and customer satisfaction soar! Know-it-all bosses, overcompetitive colleagues, and leaders who rarely leave their offices--common EQ problems such as these damage not just camaraderie, but also results. Because of this, managers are discovering now more than ever that emotional intelligence (EI)--knowing how to manage emotions, empathize, build relationships, and more--is a vital contributor to a company’s success. But how does one go about persuading others to improve their EI? The Emotional Intelligence Activity Kit shows the way with 50 practical exercises to: Promote introspection Increase empathy Improve social skills Boost influence Inspire purpose Bring everyone on board Studies have proven that emotional intelligence drives performance. But the problem has always been how to utilize this knowledge and inspire new ways of thinking among individuals. With The Emotional Intelligence Activity Kit, trainers, coaches, and organizational development professionals can now break through and trigger lasting EQ improvements to create thriving, successful organizations.

We've all heard of ""IQ""...but what's ""EQ?"" It's ""Emotional Quotient"" (aka Emotional Intelligence), and experts say that EQ is a greater predictor of success at work than IQ. Companies are increasingly looking for ways to motivate and develop their employees' emotional intelligence. This book presents trainers and coaches with 50 innovative exercises to be used for either individuals or groups.The activities found in the book are grouped according to the various core competencies associated with Emotional Intelligence:* Self-Awareness and Control: an awareness of one's values, emotions, skills, and drives, and the ability to control one's emotional responses* Empathy: an understanding of how others perceive situations* Social Expertness: the ability to build relationships based on an assumption of human equality* Mastery of Vision: the development and communication of a personal philosophyThe book also includes suggested training combinations and coaching tips.

A collection of reproducible activities perfect for skill-building on self-awareness, emotional control, empathy, social expertness, personal influence, mastery of vision and more. Emotional Intelligence explains why, despite equal intellectual capacity, training, or experience, some people excel while others of the same caliber do not do as well.