A Coach's Guide to Emotional Intelligence: Strategies for Developing Successful Leaders

LEARNING HOW TO NOTICE OTHERS WITH RESPECT

The interpretations we learned to make about reality define our general expectations of life and our day-to-day relationships, as well as determining if and when they are satisfied. At the other end of the spectrum, coaches must also consider clients who may have received the doting attention of caregivers that zealously sought to anticipate and satisfy their every need. That sort of training can constrict a person’s attention exclusively to his or her own sphere of concern and make attending to the concerns of others feel foreign and require extra effort and it sometimes makes it tough for the person to muster the patience necessary to do so! In that case, learning to value others becomes that central ...