Implementation

The EQAlliance operates through "Special Interest Groups," (SIGs) online and real-world forums where people committed to emotional intelligence can dialogue and collaborate. Anyone can propose a new SIG, and if 15 or more people want to join, we will create one. A SIG can be about a topic, tool, specific need, or practice; SIGs can be ongoing or short-term.

Each SIG has the following charge:

1. Each SIG has an online forum so the dialogue is captured in an accessible archive.
2. The person who requests the SIG will be the interim moderator.
3. The group identifies a tangible outcome and due date. Examples of outcomes are research summaries, case studies, practice aides, recommendations to consumers, letter-writing campaigns, or curricula.
4. Members meet in the online forum and/or in person at least twice a month and contribute ideas to advance the discussion.
5. As the discussion advances, new moderators and informal leaders may emerge.
6. The moderators synthesize the discussion into the selected outcome.
7. SIG members share or present their work at a NexusEQ Conference.

When the EQAlliance membership is large enough, we will begin to form groups in locations around the world for those who can meet in person.

Current SIGs:

EQ Leadership Fieldwork. How are organizations using EQ? What makes someone an “EQ leader?”
2004 Goal: Strengthen case for EQ in leadership.
2004 Outcomes: Documentation of organizations’ current EQ efforts (ie., who is doing what, why?)
Interim moderator: Lynda Poll

EQ Leadership Research. How does emotional intelligence improve leadership?
2004 Goal: Strengthen case for EQ in leadership.
2004 Outcomes: Synthesis of current research and current programs
Interim moderator: Larry Kokkelenberg

EQ Schools: What are the essential ingredients for effectively developing emotional intelligence in the classroom?
2004 Goal: Enhance schools’ awareness of value of EQ.
2004 Outcome: Database of current programs, practitioners, and lessons learned in the field (ie., who is doing what, why?)
Interim moderator: Chuck Wolfe

Public Awareness: How to best increase global awareness of emotional intelligence?
2004 Goal: Increase awareness of emotional intelligence as a viable toolset for organizational, educational, and personal effectiveness.
2004 Outcome: Plan for “grassroots” campaign.
Interim moderator: Bruna Martinuzzi

EQ Training: What works to develop EQ skills for adults?
2004 Goal: Identify promising practices in training.
2004 Outcomes: Database of current providers, differentiating factors, key principles (ie, who is doing what and why?)
Interim moderator: Debbie Havert

Leadership:

EQAlliance is led by an informal group of advisors who contribute their time. If you would like to join the leadership discussion group, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GlobalEQ and join the egroup. The project coordinator is Joshua Freedman of Six Seconds EQ Network.