Jackie Eldridge | SpeakerHub

Personal Details

Bio

Dr. Jackie Eldridge has been a teacher, teacher educator and university administrator for many years. She is also an entrepreneur who brings emotional Intelligence, inclusion and community, resilience and trauma-informed practice to the work that she does with organization of all kinds. Her belief is that these critically important skills will help people understand the importance of emotional intelligence in transforming individuals and teams as each person becomes an agent of change in the world.

Certifications:

Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0®

Personality Dimensions

MBSR – Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction

Current position (3)

Professor

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Executive Director

Wren Leadership

Executive Director

Hearts and Minds Matter

Degrees (1)

Doctor of Education: Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

University of Toronto

1990 to 1996

Presentations

Presentations (6)

Engaging Emotionally Intelligent Team

Building inclusion and community among teams is key in helping them to collaborate, work through conflict and become productive colleagues. When teams develop their emotional intelligence skills they will apply them to all that they do.

In this workshop participants will:

Explore the components of emotional intelligence;
Examine emotional intelligence in the workplace;
Consider their own emotional intelligence skills;
Learn how to read emotional information in others;
Discover emotionally intelligent ways to build inclusion and community with teams;
Assess their own community inclusion:
Develop a community plan for moving forward.

Building Inclusive Teams Through Personality Dimensions

Everyone is unique with their own values, strengths, joys and stressors. Understanding each other builds strong foundations for all of our personal and professional relationships. However, as John Gottman explains, conflict is inevitable. When people have deep knowledge of each other, conflict is unlikely to escalate. Personality Dimensions provides a foundation for solid communication and strategies for building a strong community.

In this workshop participants will:

Understand their own strengths and weaknesses;
Recognize and understand the strengths and preferences of others;
Learn ways to improve communication and interpersonal relationships;
Realize that our differences are “gifts’ and not faults;
Make connections to emotional intelligence;
Develop a plan for moving forward in working with others.

Exploring Individual Emotional Intelligence

“Emotional intelligence is the largest single predictor of success in our lives.” ~Daniel Goleman~
Research shows that, for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important an ingredient of outstanding performance as cognitive ability and technical skill combined…as much as 80% of adult success comes from EQ.”
In this workshop, participants will:
• Explore the components of emotional intelligence;
• Examine emotional intelligence in the world;
• Consider their own emotional intelligence skills;
• Discover ways of improving emotional intelligence skills;
• Make connections between emotional intelligence and personal and professional relationships.

Beginning a Mindfulness Practice

“Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn
The skills of mindfulness are invaluable for leaders and their teams as they discover how to lead from the heart and their inner wisdom. The practices of mindfulness are directly connected to increased emotional intelligence and stress management. In today’s world, this practice is needed now more than ever as we navigate a very stressful landscape.
In this workshop, participants will learn:
• The science behind mindfulness;
• Mindfulness in the workplace;
• A variety of mindfulness practices that can be immediately applied;
• The connection between mindfulness and emotional intelligence.

"Unlocking Success Through Emotional Intelligence: Navigating Your Life with Your Heart and Mind.”

Keynote
Emotional Intelligence is widely considered to be the key to success in all walks of life. When people understand themselves and others, relationships flourish and grow. On the other hand, when there is a lack of awareness, conflict is inevitable. Dr. Eldridge examines the components of EQ and demonstrates concrete ways to nurture and improve the skills necessary to become emotionally intelligent.

“From Trauma to Triumph: Lessons for the Yellow Brick Road.”

Keynote

Trauma exists everywhere and no one is immune. However, trauma is most often silent and unexpressed leading to all kinds of challenges in the workplace. Understanding trauma-informed leadership is the best way to build safe, caring and productive communities. Through personal stories, Dr. Eldridge makes it clear that trauma-informed leadership creates belonging and improves workplace relationships.