Personal and Professional Development (Learn, Grow, Lead) Training

1. Provide the participant with a model for continuous self assessment and EQi improvement
2. Provide training and practice in the Stephen Covey 7 Habits to serve as tools to build skill sets that also enhance EQi
3. Communicate routinely and powerfully with the participant about goals, strategy, accomplishments, and on going work.

• The students shall demonstrate an understanding of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) model
• The students shall perform an EQi self assessment and evaluate the results and devise and implement strategies to improve their EQi
• The students shall monitor situations in which outcomes were not optimal and evaluate their responsibilities for improving outcomes in the future with improved personal EQi utilizing the REBT mode
• The students shall demonstrate an understanding of each of the Covey 7 Habits through application of the components of the Habits to situations past, current and future that will evaluate and improve effectiveness and outcomes from a personal perspective
• The students shall demonstrate an understanding of the Covey 8th Habit through application of the components of the Habit to situations past, current and future that will improve outcomes from an organizational perspective
• The students will communicate with each other and the instructor in a timely, mature and effective manner
• The students will complete assignments in a timely fashion and monitor their own progress
• The students will commit the principles of Academic Integrity. Academic integrity is the pursuit of scholarly activity in an open, honest and responsible manner. Academic integrity includes a commitment not to engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception.
• The students will make every effort to submit quality work through the use of all resources available to them

• Internet Access with your own e-mail account
• Web Browser Compatible with Blackboard CourseSites
  http://kb.blackboard.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=72810639
• Program capable of viewing/downloading WMV or MPG video files on line
• Word Processing program (Microsoft Word for PC or Mac preferred)
• Ability to save work from your word processor as a PDF copy for submission OR ability to convert your work to a PDF file (several free programs are available on the internet) if you don’t have either of the word processors above
• Commitment to academic integrity and timely submission of work in the program
• Commitment to communicate responsibly and timely with your peers and instructor
• A name of an individual in your organization (equal to or above their rank) to whom periodic performance assessments will be sent
• Understanding that class sessions start each week at one minute before midnight each Monday
• Understanding that students are given a week to complete their assignments and the instructor will take up to a week to grade
• Understanding that delaying working on your assignments until 2 minutes to midnight each Monday will not yield positive results. Late submissions without previous approval will automatically receive a 1-letter grade penalty.

• Write papers on assigned topics that will allow you to demonstrate a link between the subject and your life (past, present or future)
• Surf the Internet, find and post examples of the assigned topics
• Look inside your self to assess your performance and identify things you can change to improve your performance
• View assigned videos that will allow you to further understand the concepts discussed in class
• Read stuff assigned
• Post comments in the Discussion Forum as assigned that will allow you to get yourself and your peers feedback
• Post comments on the “What the What?” video clips that Chief Brunacini gave me

There will be a one (1) EQi assessment completed during the class – at the beginning of the program;

• This is a “self report” 133 item assessment using the BarOn EQi 2.0; the gold standard of the industry in EQi assessments.
  • The EQ-i 2.0 model of emotional intelligence is comprised of fifteen factors across five categories of functioning. These skills, which form the building blocks of abilities such as communication, resilience, and time management, can be mapped theoretically and empirically to job competencies, productivity, academic performance, and other measures of success to help predict and improve functioning.
  • The EQi 2.0 measure a set of emotional and social skills that influence the way we:
    1. Perceive and express ourselves,
    2. Develop and maintain social relationships,
    3. Cope with challenges, and
    4. Use emotional information in an effective and meaningful way.

(Click here for a more in-depth description of the main and sub categories of the EQi construct)

The Albert Ellis Rational Emotive Behavior model will be used by the participant as a tool, to be processed at least once each session, to reflect on at least one outcome that was less than optimal during the session and provide an opportunity for the participant to change their response to the activating event that will cause the outcome to be more optimal in the future.  This model is the de facto change tool used in cognitive behavior change.

(Click here for a more in-depth description of the REB model)

Independence or Self-Mastery

The First Three Habits surround moving from dependence to independence (i.e., self-mastery):

• Habit 1: Be Proactive

Take initiative in life by realizing that your decisions (and how they align with life’s principles) are the primary determining factor for effectiveness in your life. Take responsibility for your choices and the consequences that follow.

• Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

Self-discover and clarify your deeply important character values and life goals. Envision the ideal characteristics for each of your various roles and relationships in life. Create a mission statement.

• Habit 3: Put First Things First

Prioritize, plan, and execute your week’s tasks based on importance rather than urgency. Evaluate whether your efforts exemplify your desired character values, propel you toward goals, and enrich the roles and relationships that were elaborated in Habit 2.

Interdependence

The next three have to do with Interdependence (i.e., working with others):

• Habit 4: Think Win-Win

Genuinely strive for mutually beneficial solutions or agreements in your relationships. Value and respect people by understanding a “win” for all is ultimately a better long-term resolution than if only one person in the situation had gotten his way.

• Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood

Use empathic listening to be genuinely influenced by a person, which compels them to reciprocate the listening and take an open mind to being influenced by you. This creates an atmosphere of caring, and positive problem solving.

• Habit 6: Synergize

Combine the strengths of people through positive teamwork, so as to achieve goals no one person could have done alone.

Self Renewal

The Last habit relates to self-rejuvenation:

• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

Balance and renew your resources, energy, and health to create a sustainable, long-term, effective lifestyle. It primarily emphasizes exercise for physical renewal, prayer (meditation, yoga, etc.) and good reading for mental renewal. It also mentions service to society for spiritual renewal.

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