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- Ontario Principals’ Council Leadership Study
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- Emotional Capital Report (ECR)
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- Geneva Emotional Competence Test
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- Mayer Salovey Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT)
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- Schutte Self-Report Inventory (SSRI)
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About the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations
The mission of the EI Consortium is to advance research and practice of emotional and social intelligence in organizations through the generation and exchange of knowledge. The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations (CREIO) is currently made up of 11 core members and 115 additional members who are individuals with a strong record of accomplishment as applied researchers in the field. There also are four organizational and corporate members. The Consortium was founded in the spring of 1996 with the support of the Fetzer Institute. Its initial mandate was to study all that is known about emotional intelligence in the workplace.
Emotional Intelligence at Work
Social and personal competencies are vital for a healthy and productive life. Self-awareness, optimism, and empathy can enhance satisfaction and productivity at work and in other aspects of life. The workplace is the ideal setting for the promotion of these competencies in adults because work plays a central role in their lives. Not only do most of us spend the largest portion of our waking time at work, but our identity, self-esteem, and well-being are strongly affected by our work experiences.
The workplace also is an ideal place for promoting social and emotional competencies because it often is there that people feel their lack most keenly. When people realize that social and emotional abilities hold the key to greater career success, they become eager to develop those abilities. At the same time, as employers recognize that their profit depends on the emotional intelligence of their employees, they become amenable to launching programs that will increase it.
Research Projects
The following research projects and partnerships have been established by the Consortium.
Model Programs Project: One of the first projects was to identify empirically-supported models of best practice for developing emotional intelligence. To date, the Consortium has identified 15 such models. Descriptions of the model programs identified by the Consortium are listed on this web site. The Consortium continues to be interested in programs that are intended to promote at least one of the five dimensions of emotional intelligence described by Daniel Goleman in his books, Emotional Intelligence and Working with Emotional Intelligence. The five dimensions are self-monitoring, self-regulation, self-motivation, empathy, and social skills. In looking for models, the consortium is interested in not only specific programs but also whole organizations -- profit and nonprofit -- that value the nurturing of social and emotional competence.
Practice Guidelines: Another project of the Consortium was to develop a set of practice guidelines for organizations that want to excel in this area. To view the guidelines for best practice click here. These guidelines are based on an exhaustive review of the research on training and development in organizations, behavior change, and social and emotional learning. A technical report describing the research studies on which the guidelines are based also can be accessed through this web page. Click here to view the technical report.
Research Partnerships: Another goal of the Consortium is to stimulate intellectual inquiry and research partnerships focusing on the measurement and promotion of emotional intelligence in organizations. During the last few years we have expanded CREIO to include corporate and organizational members as well as individual researchers. Together, they have formed partnerships and charted new territory in the application of emotional intelligence to organizations. Click here for additional information on joining CREIO. Listed below is a sample of the types of research that has been conducted by CREIO members with either current or former organizational members of the Consortium.
1. The Defense Finance Accounting Service (U.S. Federal Government) -- Several members of CREIO (Lyle Spencer, Richard Boyatzis, and Cary Cherniss) helped them to design a management training program based on CREIO’s guidelines for best practice (See, Cherniss, Goleman, Emmerling, Cowan, & Adler, 1998)
2. Johnson & Johnson Standards of Leadership Study -- Dottie Brienza and Kathy Cavallo, with help from Cary Cherniss and other members of CREIO, did a study of the company's 360 leadership survey. The goal was to determine how much of EI was covered in their current competency model and how well the EI competencies predicted performance. Kathy Cavallo and Steve Wolff from Hay Group have now completed a 5-year follow-up. See link below for additional information.
3. American Express Financial Advisors: CREIO helped evaluate the Emotional Competence Training for Financial Advisors and publicize guidelines for implementing EI-based programs in corporations.
4. Ameriprise Financial Advisors: Robert Emmerling and Lyle Spencer, in collaboration with Think2Perform, conducted an EI-based competency study to determine the specific EI competencies associated with client portfolio performance.
5. Johnson & Johnson Team Study -- Vanessa Druskat and Steve Wolff worked with senior leadership to design and conduct a study on the factors that contributed to outstanding team performance throughout the company.
News and Events
Check out our new EVENTS section to find out about the latest conferences and training opportunities involving members of the EI Consortium.
NEW Doctoral Program in Organizational Psychology
Rutgers University - Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) is now offering a doctoral program in Organizational Psychology and is accepting applications for students. The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations is headquartered within Rutgers, providing students the opportunity to conduct research and collaborate with leading experts in the field of emotional intelligence. Click here for additional information.
NEW Research Fellowship
think2perform Research Institute’s Research Fellowship program invites proposals from doctoral candidates, post-docs and junior faculty pursuing self-defined research focused on moral intelligence, purpose, and/or emotional intelligence. Click here for more information.
Listen to Consortium member Chuck Wolfe interview some of the thought leaders in emotional intelligence.
Harvard Alumni Panel - Why is interest in Emotional Intelligence Soaring?
Consortium member Chuck Wolfe hosts a panel of world class leaders in the field of emotional intelligence (EI) to talk about why interest in EI is soaring. Panel members include EI Consortium members Dr. Richard Boyatzis, Dr. Cary Cherniss and Dr. Helen Riess. Click here to view the panel discussion.
Interview with Dr. Cary Cherniss and Dr. Cornelia Roche
Host, Chuck Wolfe interviews Drs. Cary Cherniss and Cornelia Roche about their new book Leading with Feeling: Nine Strategies of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership. The authors share powerful stories of cases involving outstanding leaders using strategies that can be learned that demonstrate effective use of emotional intelligence. Click here to see the interview.
Interview with Dr. Rick Aberman
See Chuck Wolfe interview Consortium member and sports psychologist Dr. Rick Aberman on peak performance and dealing with the pandemic. The interview is filled with insights, humorous anecdotes, and strategies for achieving peak performance in athletics and in life. Click here to see the interview.
Interview with Dr. David Caruso
Chuck Wolfe interviews Consortium member David Caruso talking about their work together, the ability model of emotional intelligence, and insights into how to use emotional intelligence to address staying emotionally and mentally healthy during times of crisis and uncertainty. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Richard Boyazis
How can you help someone to change? Richard Boyatzis is an expert in multiple areas including emotional intelligence. Richard and his coauthors, Melvin Smith, and Ellen Van Oosten, have discovered that helping people connect to their positive vision of themselves or an inspiring dream or goal they've long held is key to creating changes that last. In their book Helping People Change the authors share real stories and research that shows choosing a compassionate over a compliance coaching approach is a far more engaging and successful way to Helping People Change. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Marc Brackett
Marc Brackett, Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, has written a wonderful book about feelings. I worked with Marc when he was first crafting his world class social and emotional learning program, RULER. Our interview highlights how Marc has achieved his own and his Uncle's vision for encouraging each of us to understand and manage our feelings. My conversation with Marc is inspiring, humorous, and engaging at times. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Helen Riess
Helen Riess is a world class expert on empathy. She is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of the Empathy and Relational Science Program at Mass General Hospital. Helen discusses her new book and shares insights, learnings and techniques such as the powerful seven-step process for understanding and increasing empathy. She relates information and cases whereby she uses empathy to make a meaningful difference in areas such as parenting and leading. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Maurice Elias
The show is about the Joys and Oys of Parenting, a book written by a respected colleague, Dr. Maurice Elias, an expert in parenting and emotional and social intelligence. Dr. Elias wrote a book tying Judaism and emotional intelligence together to help parents with the challenging, compelling task of raising emotionally healthy children. And while there are fascinating links to Judaism the book is really for everybody. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Geetu Bharwaney
Challenges abound and life is stressful for many. So how do we cope? Chuck Wolfe interviews Geetu Bharwaney about her book, Emotional Resilience. Geetu offers research, insights, and most importantly practical tips for helping people bounce back from adversity. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Daniel Goleman
Listen to an interview by with Dr. Goleman on his new book Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence. In the book Dan helps readers to understand the importance and power of the ability to focus one's attention, will power, and cognitive control in creating life success. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. John Mayer
How Personal Intelligence Shapes Our Lives: A Conversation with John D. Mayer. From picking a life partner, to choosing a career, Jack explains how personal intelligence has a major impact on our ability to make successful decisions. Click here to listen to the interview.
Interview with Dr. Cary Cherniss
Click HERE to listen to an interview with Dr. Cary Cherniss co-chair of the EI Consortium. Dr. Cherniss discusses the issue of emotional intelligence and workplace burnout.
Interview with Dr. Marc Brackett
Click HERE to listen to an interview with Dr. Marc Brackett, the newly appointed leader of the Center of Emotional Intelligence which will begin operation at Yale University in April, 2013. In this interview Dr. Brackett shares his vision for the new center.
