Upcoming Emotional Intelligence Related Conferences

International Coaching Federation (ICF)
Oct. 27-30, 2010
Forth Worth, Texas  

The ICF International Conference is celebrating its 15th anniversary as the world’s leading coaching event.  With over 1200 attendees from the coaching world, MHS will be there to showcase the true ROI benefits of using the EQ-i for: coaching, leadership development, selection, employee engagement and many other HR-related initiatives. Also, find out about our new EQ-i 2.0 “Experience.” Intrigued? Come to Booth #35 to find out more! 

Register to attend. 

Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD)
Nov. 17-19, 2010
Toronto, Ontario 

 

With an expected 1400 attendees, CSTD is the largest gathering of training and development professionals in Canada.  MHS will be in attendance as an exhibitor during the 3-day conference. Be one of the first to learn about our newly revised Emotional Intelligence assessment, something we are referring to as the EQ-i 2.0 “Experience.”  Intrigued? Come to Booth #915 to find out more! 

 In addition, Dr. Steve Stein, CEO of MHS, will be participating in the Thought Leader Sessions, Improve your Emotional Intelligence, Improve your Business, as an advocate for discussing Leadership & Change. 

Find out more. 

 

 

Promoting International Intelligence at Marlowe Academy

This July MHS UK took Social Responsibility to the corporate level when they sponsored a World Awareness Day at Marlowe Academy secondary school in Kent. Staff and students at the school came up with the ambitious idea of observing World Awareness Day by displaying 33 international flags to represent each of the nations present among the school’s pupils and staff. The staff at MHS’ UK office helped to make this idea a reality by contributing the funds needed to purchase all of the flags.

The day was arranged as part of a proactive step by the school to celebrate diversity, promote the identity of its pupils and support relationships amongst its international community. Students and staff got creative, making outfits based on the traditional garb of other cultures, and dance groups from Slovakia, Africa and Poland were joined by Kenyan band Kenge Kenge to provide rhythm for the day.

The international flags were prominently displayed throughout the celebrations. One of the leaders of Kenge Kenge, Peter Orindg, said, “I was very impressed when I entered the hall and saw all the flags displayed, they must do this again”. Other highlights included a host of display stands with information about each country and the chance to try foreign foods, from pizza to vindaloo and Caribbean treats. At the end of the day pupils gathered in the grounds to arrange themselves into the shape of a globe before releasing hundreds of balloons.

School Principal, Ian Johnson said, “It was a wonderful day, a joy to see our talented students, great bands and dancers. The place was awash with enthusiasm as we all celebrated talents from around the world.” Michael Tulloch, a teacher and EQ coordinator at the school said, “our thanks go to MHS for providing the flags for the celebrations which helped the students celebrate their identities, increased the cultural awareness of others, and formed an essential part of the day. I look forward to our continued collaboration with MHS in the new school year.”

Marlowe academy is an innovative school that has turned the school’s performance around in recent years through a range of groundbreaking initiatives that have positive Emotional Intelligence practices at the core. Marlowe was one of the pilot SEAL (Social Emotional Aspects of Learning) schools and will be using the EQ-i YV to assess all of their year 7 (first year within the school) intake come September. This intake testing will help to inform Emotional Intelligence practices and to support the collective and individual needs of the students as they set out to achieve their potential at the school and in life.

MHS Supports “Challenge Gambia” Humanitarian Mission

At their core, Emotional Intelligence assessments are tools used to help individuals better understand themselves so that they can achieve more. It is in this spirit of helping people to achieve more that MHS has sponsored UK-based partner the Dove Nest Group in a goodwill mission to Basang hospital in the Gambia.

Representatives from the Dove Nest Group have dubbed the mission “Challenge Gambia,” which seems a fitting name as they will be driving 4600 miles from Kendal, Cumbria (in the UK), to the Bansang Hospital, situated in the bush lands of the Gambia on the west coast of Africa. They are expecting the journey to take 22 days and intend to live out of the back of their vehicle, a donated Land Rover Defender.

Once they have completed the journey and arrived at Bansang, they will donate the vehicle, medical equipment and other items to the local hospital, clinic and school. This is the second time representatives from the Dove Nest Group have undertaken this mission, and their previous trip gained much attention from both British and African media.

The team departed from Kendal on Friday 11th January, 2008 and are now well on their way. During their journey they will be providing regular updates on their progress via their online journal. MHS is proud to be able to support them on their mission and wish them the best of luck.

Below you will find some images of the Land Rover they’ll be taking:

 

MHS team walks for a cure

On September 8^th and 9^th, a group of MHS team members participated in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer in Toronto. This is an event that takes place in a number of Canadian cities to benefit local charities that help individuals who have been diagnosed with breast cancer or who have survived the disease. Over two days the MHS team, dubbed “A Cup Above,” walked a total of 60 kilometers (just over 35 miles) through the streets of Toronto—a distance longer than a full marathon! By the end the six teammates were footsore, but their spirits were lifted by their accomplishments and the idea of having been part of the event with a record 5,500 other participants. After months of fundraising, our team contributed more than $13,000 to the total $17 million raised by this event.

I’d like to take this opportunity to commend the members of team A Cup Above for volunteering their time and energy to such a worthy cause. Their dedication shows a tremendous amount of empathy and social responsibility!

If you or your organization may be interested in participating in this event in the future, visit the Weekend to End Breast Cancer homepage.