James L. Floman

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Marc Brackett |James L. Floman |Robin Stern

6 hours agoPeople Born on These Dates Have Both Intellectual & Intuitive GeniusWhich birth dates are intelligent and intuitive? Some people are gifted with spiritual gifts, intuitive abilities, and emotional wits in social …7 hours agoScience Says Emotionally Intelligent People Use the 30-Second Rule to Make a Lasting First ImpressionTo make a good first impression–and set the stage for a great conversation–you only have to say one thing. Likability matters, both personally and professionally.

2 weeks ago | edweek.org | Marc Brackett |James L. Floman |Robin Stern

Imagine it’s 7:30 a.m. You’re a school leader. Your assistant has just called out sick—for the fourth day in a row. What’s your first instinct? Fire off a frustrated text? Gossip to a colleague? Or pause, take a breath, and respond differently: Maybe I should check in and offer support. That moment—choosing a thoughtful response over a reactive one—is emotional intelligence in action. It’s aligning your emotions with your values and goals.

Oct 8, 2023 | mdpi.com | James L. Floman |Marc Brackett |Matthew LaPalme |Annette R. Ponnock

“To feel these feelings at the right time, on the right occasion, towards the right people, for the right purpose and in the right manner…is the mark of virtue.”—Aristotle (2009, 353 BC) 1. IntroductionKnowing how to utilize emotions to guide skillful action has been a pillar of human wisdom for millennia. Over the past few decades, theoretical and methodological advances in research on emotional expertise has grown rapidly in affective science ().

Jul 19, 2023 | mdpi.com | Matthew LaPalme |Sigal Barsade |Marc Brackett |James L. Floman

1. Introduction 1.1. Emotion Perception as the Primary Facet of Emotional IntelligenceEmotional Intelligence (EI) is defined as the ability to perceive, understand, use, and regulate emotions in both the self and others (). In their seminal work, (), coined the term EI and helped spark an affective revolution (Barsade et al. 2003) that centered emotions and emotion-related abilities as a central domain in psychology.