At the monthly meeting of the American Society of Training And Development in Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. Gary Steedly, Director of Industrial Skills Training for MTTC conducted an hour long presentation on "Working with Emotional Intelligence". This presentation to 75 members attending, focused on Dr. Daniel Goleman and Dr. Robert Cooper's best selling books on Emotional Intelligence and Executive Quotient.

   Drawing on his unparalleled access to business leaders around the world, as well as on studies conducted in more than 500 organizations, Goleman revealed the skills that distinguish the star peformers in every field. From entry-level jobs to top executive positions, the single most important factor is not IQ, advanced degrees, or technical expertise. Goleman states it is emotional Intelligence.

   Self-awareness, self-confidence, and self-control; commitment and integrity; the ability to communicate and influence, to initiate and accept change. Goleman demonsrates that these competencies are at a premium in today's job market. The higher up the leadership ladder you go, the more vital all aspects of emotional intelligence become, often determining who is hired and who is fired, who is passed over and who promoted.

   The good news is, as the latest research into human behavior and brain research into human behavior and brain science proves, we all possess the potential to improve our emotional intelligence--at any stage in our career.