Scholars and practitioners alike have studied and applied the principles of emotional intelligence (EI) and diversity in leadership and organizational performance extensively in the past decade. Th e emotional intelligence and diversity model presented in this Practitioners' Corner merges the two organizational disciplines to leverage a synergy that practitioners can create when they apply the principles of EI and diversity together. Th e model applies to individual contributors, leaders, teams, and whole organizations. EI has emerged as a critical factor in workplace success for individuals and leaders and for teams. Diversity enriches an organization's ability to respond to its customers or other stakeholders with more creative and innovative products and solutions. However, to engage fully the diverse backgrounds, intellects, and cultural perspectives within an organization, individual employees and leaders must apply EI to building, maintaining, and leveraging relationships. Th e model presented here not only charts a pathway to using EI to leverage diversity, but also provides concrete steps for practitioners and their clients in bringing the model to life in the workplace.Scholars and practitioners alike have studied and applied the principles of emotional intelligence (EI) and diversity in leadership and organizational performance extensively in the past decade. Goleman (1995) popularized the concepts of emotional intelligence (EI) and the emotional quotient. His essential assertion that EI surpasses IQ as a
Highlights Non-computerised training can improve working memory and near-transfer skills. Training other skills (physical activity, play, inhibition) is beneficial indirectly. Tapping into attentional resources (executive control) is key to task effectiveness. Further studies need clear theoretical underpinnings and rigorous methodology. Outcome measurement and dosage need greater consideration.
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Background There is international recognition of the need for creative, classroom-based interventions to support children at risk of low academic achievement and well-being, due to poor attention and language skills on school entry. Working memory (WM) is a cognitive skill that is strongly associated with attention and language skills. There has been speculation that WM training, embedded within typical educational activities, may improve children’s WM skills and produce transfer effects to real-world skills such as attention and language. However, little is known about the effectiveness of this approach. ‘Recall to Enhance Children’s Attention, Language and Learning’ (RECALL) is a novel, 6-week, classroom-based intervention targeting WM, attention and language skills in 4–5 year olds. RECALL was co-produced with health professionals, teachers and parents. This protocol describes the rationale, methods and analysis plan for a proposed cluster randomised feasibility trial of this RECALL programme. Methods This is a three-arm, cluster randomised feasibility trial comparing RECALL to an existing programme (active control), and no-intervention (education as usual). We will recruit six schools in socially disadvantaged areas in one region of the UK. Two schools will be randomly allocated to each arm of the trial. In each school, one class of children (ages 4-5 years) of approx. 30 children will be involved in this study. Ten children in each class will be sampled purposefully for outcome measurement including: standardised assessments of WM, language and attention skills; teacher ratings of attention; and parent ratings of functional communication skills. These will be administered at baseline and 1-week post-intervention in order to test the acceptability of the measures. A process evaluation using semi-structured interviews with participants will explore the acceptability of RECALL and the procedures employed in this trial. Discussion This feasibility study will explore the acceptability of RECALL to the health professionals and teachers who will deliver it and inform the optimal design of the programme. The inclusion of an active control group and the blinding of outcomes assessors enhance rigour in this study. The findings will determine whether this study can be scaled-up into a definitive cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of RECALL. Trial registration ISRCTN13633886 . Registered 7 Sept 2018.
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