Muir Recognized for Emotional Intelligence Article
The American Bar Association has announced that Ronda Muir's cover article in the July/August 2007 issue of Law Practice magazine, entitled "The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Law Firm Partners," has been awarded the 2007-2008 Law Practice Magazine Edge Award for Bronze Feature Article.
The Edge Awards are sponsored by Edge International, and each year the awards recognize excellence in writing for the magazine.
Muir will be presented with the award at the Tucson, Arizona October 16-18, 2008 meeting of the Law Practice Management section.
Hi Ronda: Congratulations on your award for this article, which I'm still trying to locate. A question. Do you think that emotional intelligence can be taught? If so, do you think that talking about it is an effective way of teaching it?
Thanks.
Hi, John. The article is available in the ABA Practice Management archives if you are a member. You can also access the article as originally written at http://www.robinrolferesources.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1217&Itemid=104.
Yes, the data shows that emotional intelligence scores go up @ 10-15% after training, which is a much greater increase that you can acheive in IQ testing after training. It is, however, not apparent whether the actual raw emotional intelligence has changed or the strategies employed raise scores Either way the result seems to be increased competence.
Talking about emotional intelligence is a useful tool--awareness always helps. Also checking in with the other person--Did I understand what you meant? Are you angry/pleased/frustrated, etc?-- is a "talking tool" that can be highly useful. Similarly, discussing with an "EI Buddy" their take on a situtation, interaction or person can improve your awareness.
Good luck with your emotional intelligence quest!
Ronda Muir