Joshua Freedman

Joshua Freedman
Occupation Educator, Businessman, Author
Education UCLA
Subject Emotional intelligence, Business leadership

Joshua Freedman is a specialist on emotional intelligence, an author, and the COO of Six Seconds,[1] a non-profit dedicated to EQ. He has helped co-develop EQ assessments and published a number of books and articles on the topic, creating an international network of consultants and coaches.[2]

Early life, education

Joshua Freedman was born in Berkeley, California in 1967, and attended the Head-Royce School in Oakland. After a stint at the University of Toronto he graduated from the World Arts and Culture program at UCLA,[3] and went on to work at the Nueva Learning Center in California in the early 1990s.[4][5] While there he worked with the emotional intelligence-focused "Self-Science" curriculum developed at the school. The curriculum was featured in Daniel Goleman's 1995 book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ,[2][6] which helped bring EQ into the mainstream.[7]

In 1997, Nueva School administrators and teachers Anabel Jensen, Karen McCown, Joshua Freedman and Marsha Rideout left the school to found the Six Seconds EQ Network, a non-profit focused on education about EQ.[7]

Career

In 2000, Freedman chaired the first international conference on the implementation of emotional intelligence in San Francisco, called NexusEQ.[3] He has continued to chair the International NexusEQ Conferences, and the 7th conference is at Harvard University in June 2013.[8]

In 2004, Freedman was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO).[1] He's since managed the development of an international network with offices in 10 countries and certified practitioners in over 75.[2] He has trained individuals or teams on EQ and business organization from FedEx, Lockheed Martin, Etihad Airways, the World Bank Group, American Express, Morgan Stanley, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Microsoft, all branches of the US armed services, the UN, and others.[1]

Publications, research

Freedman's applied research focuses on "organizational climate and the factors that enhance individual and team performance."[8] He has completed several studies on how emotional intelligence effects the performance and well-being of social groups, and has focused on retired players from the US National Football League, business leaders in the Middle East, and businesses at all steps of the ladder.[9] Much of his work focuses on the obstacles and drivers of organizational change,[10] and he and Todd Everett are authors of the whitepaper “The Business Case for Emotional Intelligence,” which reports on findings from their EQ research.[11]

Freedman is the author of several psychometric assessments.[9] He co-authored the Organisational Vital Signs (OVS) assessment for measuring "organisational climate," or workplace environment.[3][12] The Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment, or SEI™, is a validated assessment used in business and education in ten languages.[13]

He has published three books, starting with his co-authoring of Self-Science in 1998. In 2007 he published At the Heart of Leadership: How to Get Results with Emotional Intelligence,[3][14] and in 2010 the ebook Inside Change: Transforming Your Organization with Emotional Intelligence (co-authored with Massimiliano Ghini).[15] He is also the lead editor of the management curriculum, Developing Human Performance.[13]

Freedman's work has been featured in both scholarly press, including a piece of the development of emotional intelligence for executive performance in the Journal of Leadership Studies in 2007.[9][16] He is mentioned in the books EQ from the Inside Out and Educating People to Be Emotionally Intelligent, as well was criticisms of his work in books such as Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America.

In popular media, Freedman has been quoted extensively in publications such as Redbook,[17] O Magazine,[18] and the Today Show.[19] He has also a featured speaker on Management Networks online TV channel.[20]

Personal life

He lives on the Central Coast in California with his wife and two children.[3] He has served on the Board of Directors of several schools and organizations, including Synapse School. He is an avid environmentalist.[21]

Publishing History

Books

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Copperman, Kira (February 9, 2011). "An Interview with Joshua Freedman, COO, Six Seconds – The Emotional Intelligence Network". The Emotional Intelligence Network. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (1996) Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0-553-38371-3
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Joshua Freedman: Profile". EQasia. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  4. ↑ Jensen, Anabel L. (1986). Greater than the parts: Shared decision making. Roeper Review. doi:10.1080/02783198609552994.
  5. ↑ "Nueva Learning Center, Hillsborough, California, USA". Gifted Education International (Vol 7). September 1990. Retrieved 2013-02-30. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ↑ Jensen, Anabel (March 12, 2010). Feeling Smart: Competencies Recommendations and Exercises. Six Seconds. ISBN 9781935667001.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Kobus Maree (March 30, 2007). Educating People to Be Emotionally Intelligent. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275993634.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Joshua Freedman: COO, Six Seconds, Speaker". The Negotiation and Leadership Conference 2011: Harvard. 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Joshua Freedman: Papers". Six Seconds. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  10. ↑ "Joshua Freedman: Inside Change". Voice America. June 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-12. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  11. ↑ Crompton, Mike (February 2010). "Improve Business Results by Enhancing Emotional Intelligence". Peoria. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  12. ↑ "Faculty Health in Academic Medicine: Physicians, Scientists, and the Pressures of Success". Springer. 2009. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help);
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Developing Human Performance: Powerful Skills for Today's Leaders and Managers from World Leading EQ Practitioners". Six Seconds. March 1, 2009. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help);
  14. ↑ Freedman, Joshua (June 1, 2007). At the Heart of Leadership: How to Get Results with Emotional Intelligence. Six Seconds. ISBN 978-0971677272.
  15. ↑ Joshua Freedman, Massimiliano Ghini (May 17, 2010). Inside Change: Transforming Your Organization with Emotional Intelligence. Six Seconds.
  16. ↑ "Differentiating emotional intelligence in leadership". Journal of Leadership Studies (Volume 1, Issue 2, pages 8-20). August 1, 2007. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  17. ↑ Berson, Tara. "Are You Smart About Your Feelings?". Redbook. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  18. ↑ "The New & Improved Self-Esteem". O Magazine. February 22, 2008. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  19. ↑ "Keeping Your Emotions in Check". Today: Television Show. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  20. ↑ "Josh Freedman: Educational Video Collection". Management Networks. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  21. ↑ Prakash, Bhavani. "Interview: Joshua Freedman". Eco WALK the Talk. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

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