by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Energy, Flourish, Flourishing, Happiness, High Performance, Inner Strength, Intelligence & Abilities, Mindfulness, Motivation, Perseverance, Self Confidence, Strengths, Team Performance, The Mind, Values
My son is now a teenager and as a result is allowed access to the fitness center. He recently started working with a personal trainer. As you might imagine, a 13 year old has his own unique fitness goals (in his case a couple related to hockey and several related to...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Positive Psychology, Team Dynamics, Teamwork
Positive Psychology suggests that how we deal with each other’s good news may be more important than how we deal with problems and crises. That’s right. Celebration trumps Commiseration. Your spouse comes home and announces they have received a raise. Do you say:...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, High Performance, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, Teamwork, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
Our three golden retrievers have very distinctive personalities, as was illustrated when my husband Glenn and I took them all out for ice cream the other night. We walked over to the local ice-cream parlour and purchased a vanilla kiddie cone for each of them. Ben,...
by MAI Team | Emotional Intelligence, Gratitude, Strengths, Team Dynamics, Team Performance, The Brain Diaries, The Mind, Values
If there is a human trait that rubs me raw it’s officiousness, and its close cousins, piousness and righteousness. A most unholy alliance. Due to my Scottish ancestry, I’m naturally a dark brunette, or at least I was for the first chunk of my life. Now I owe my...
by MAI Team | Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
A couple of nights ago my husband, Glenn and I had an excellent meal with a bottle of wine at one of our favourite local restaurants. We were full of bonhomie as the evening drew to a close, and I excused myself to use the facilities before heading off on our walk...
by MAI Team | Appreciative Inquiry, Career, Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Flourish, High Performance, Positive Psychology, Strengths, Values
One of our clients forwarded us a link to a whitepaper written by TalentSmart, provider of the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal® and the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal® – Multi-Rater Edition (360º). The article and YouTube video were both excellent, so we are...
