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Product reviews for 7 Steps to Emotional Intelligence
Chrysi Leliopoulou
The title of the book is7 steps to emotional intelligence' authored by Patrick Merlevede, Denis Bridoux and Rudy Vandamme was first published in French in Belgium in 1999 by Garant Utigevers and later on translated into English in 2001 and published by Crown House in the UK. It is a book that can be used to develop one's self but also used to train others in the area of NLP and EI.
The book review:
The purpose of the book is two-fold in a sense that it is promoted as a self-improvement book but also as a reference book that you can read either chapter by chapter or selectively according to your needs. The chapters are written in a way that they can stand on their own as complete lessons, which can be used on their own independently or by blending them in and use them together. It is important to note that the main goal of this publication is to refocus our attention on the impact of emotions on cognitive behaviour indiscriminately of age. The format of each chapter reads as a lesson plan with clear and distinct aims and goals, stated at the beginning of the chapter and written in plain English, which makes them an easy step by step guidebook to follow. The authors' writing style is appropriate to the referred audience and they have managed to level the technical language without losing on the technicality and originality of the language used to describe core concepts in the theories discussed in the book.
The authors use exposition and argument to explain and convince the reader about the various methods available to use in the development of EI competency. They also use a number of models to support their arguments. The activities and exercises suggested in this book are evidenced by a number of presuppositions from the NLP theories and models. This requires the reader to have a general understanding and appreciation of the theories and models discussed to be able to seize the arguments presented. Unless you have that underlying knowledge you may not always appreciate the purpose and meaning of the activities and exercises included at the end of each chapter. I personally found the exercises an add-on value to this book because they help the reader to consolidate the arguments.
This book has made me re-think and re-evaluate my approach to emotional development and has certainly reinforced my ideas about EI development skills and their significance to personal development. I found the book a useful resource which allows flexible approach to the ideas and concepts it promotes. I feel it deserves to be a core book on EI and I thoroughly recommend it for training purposes. It is a book that all researchers, teachers of EI and students can benefit from.
The book review:
The purpose of the book is two-fold in a sense that it is promoted as a self-improvement book but also as a reference book that you can read either chapter by chapter or selectively according to your needs. The chapters are written in a way that they can stand on their own as complete lessons, which can be used on their own independently or by blending them in and use them together. It is important to note that the main goal of this publication is to refocus our attention on the impact of emotions on cognitive behaviour indiscriminately of age. The format of each chapter reads as a lesson plan with clear and distinct aims and goals, stated at the beginning of the chapter and written in plain English, which makes them an easy step by step guidebook to follow. The authors' writing style is appropriate to the referred audience and they have managed to level the technical language without losing on the technicality and originality of the language used to describe core concepts in the theories discussed in the book.
The authors use exposition and argument to explain and convince the reader about the various methods available to use in the development of EI competency. They also use a number of models to support their arguments. The activities and exercises suggested in this book are evidenced by a number of presuppositions from the NLP theories and models. This requires the reader to have a general understanding and appreciation of the theories and models discussed to be able to seize the arguments presented. Unless you have that underlying knowledge you may not always appreciate the purpose and meaning of the activities and exercises included at the end of each chapter. I personally found the exercises an add-on value to this book because they help the reader to consolidate the arguments.
This book has made me re-think and re-evaluate my approach to emotional development and has certainly reinforced my ideas about EI development skills and their significance to personal development. I found the book a useful resource which allows flexible approach to the ideas and concepts it promotes. I feel it deserves to be a core book on EI and I thoroughly recommend it for training purposes. It is a book that all researchers, teachers of EI and students can benefit from.
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