What is Emotional Intelligence (EI)?

"Emotional Intelligence is the capacity to deal effectively with one's own and others’ emotions." As applied to a woman’s life, emotional intelligence is defined simply as thinking intelligently with emotions.  As women, dealing with emotions often comes easily and naturally.  Learning to perceive, express, understand and manage emotions in a professional and effective manner can create a safe and secure environment.

Why do women need coaching in EI? 

Emotions are simply data - signals about our relationships and ourselves. By recognizing, understanding and accepting the importance of our emotions and feelings, we can assist ourselves and the people around us to have deeper and more harmonious relationships.                                                                                   

 The Renaissance Coaching for Women’s Approach To EI

When a woman desires coaching specifically around emotional intelligence, we require a       10-week commitment.  We will use a highly validated measure of EI, the Genos EI assessment instrument. Established at Australia’s Swinburne University, following six years of R&D, Genos is the most definitive and robust instrument on the market.  Specifically, the Genos EI model has harnessed the best of existing first generation EI tools to create an easy-to-use, accurate assessment of Emotional Intelligence. 

Here’s how the Genos EI assessment works 

When a woman desires a formal evaluation, using the Genos model, she will take a secure internet-based self-test or 360-degree assessment. The 360-degree feedback report provides her with detailed information about the way others see her dealing with emotions in her life,    (i.e. Emotional Intelligence). This assessment will also provide her with the opportunity to compare and contrast her perceptions with those of the people around her.  Scoring of the Genos EI is performed by Genos using sophisticated data analysis.  RCW coaches provide oral summations of the findings.  During the coaching relationship, she learns new ways of responding, rather than reacting, as she develops additional skills and understandings.

The Genos model measures seven dimensions of EI.  These dimensions both stand alone and interrelate with each other.                                                        

       The seven dimensions are:

§      Emotional self-awareness

§         Emotional expression

§         Emotional awareness of others

§         Emotional reasoning

§         Emotional self-management

§         Emotional management of others

§    Emotional self-control