Children, Families, Community, and Staff get "head start" with emotional intelligence training!

Colorado Springs, CO Head Start agency launches an innovative emotional intelligence training program for teachers and staff that can lead to a better future for kids. Emotional Intelligence is a term made popular by Daniel Golemans 1995 bestseller. Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ, and identifies a set of self-awareness, self-management and social skills. Business researchers have found that of the competencies needed for career success 67% are emotional. There is also mounting evidence of EQs potential for improving child development, reducing violence in our schools, and streets, and increasing collaboration and teamwork.

Joseph Liberti of Liberti Coaching And Training announced his firm has been selected to conduct its EQ At Work emotional intelligence training for managers and supervisors of Community Partnership For Child Development (CPCD) CPCD is administrator for the Colorado Springs, CO Head Start Program, a comprehensive child development program that provides a foundation for success for children and needed assistance for families. Emotional Intelligence is a term made popular by Daniel Golemans 1995 bestseller. Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ, and identifies a set of self-awareness, self-management and social skills. Business researchers have found that of the competencies needed for career success 67% are emotional. With business leading the way, schools, families and government are now moving to develop emotional intelligence, or EQ. Why? There is mounting evidence of EQs potential for improving child development, reducing violence in our schools, and streets, and increasing collaboration and teamwork. Joseph Liberti, a life and business coach and emotional intelligence trainer with over 20 years experience, supports individuals and organizations to develop EQ to improve performance and quality of life. After CPCD supervisors participated in an EQ training conducted by Liberti last year they asked for more. This years training, a complete program that includes live EQ training and EQ coaching, plus email lessons, will help create higher levels of emotional intelligence at CPCD and can positively impact teaching and parenting. Developing and promoting emotional intelligence will be one more way that CPCD helps children get a head start on life. For more information on CPCD and Head Start Programs contact Lynda Hanwella, Communications Director, 719-635-1536 X 234. For more information on emotional intelligence and EQ coaching and training contact Joseph Liberti 719-228-9177 or email jilberti@eqatwork.com