January 2023 WNO Meeting

Join us January 23rd for our monthly WNO meeting! for our monthly WNO meeting! This month's topic: Social and Emotional Intelligence for the Career Professional featuring Linda Van Valkenburgh.

Please register by 01/23/2023 - 2:00 PM EDT to ensure receipt of the meeting link.

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Social and emotional intelligence is the ability to be aware of our own emotions and those of others, in the moment, and to use that information to manage ourselves and manage our relationships. EQ is a measure of emotional intelligence.

We will discuss the Four Quadrant model; the twenty-six competencies involved; various profiles; behaviors that can be changed; and how this can be used in the workplace.

Linda will give samples and examples of people who possess particular competences, those who lack it, and development tips how to improve the competence.

Linda will discuss major US Corporations (most in our area) that utilize EQ in their workplaces and have tremendous ROI to validate their commitment!

Linda Van Valkenburgh is the owner, CEO, and 5x certified executive career coach of My Executive Career Coach, LLC. She has great business experience in many corporate environments, including marketing, advertising, engineering, entrepreneurial partnerships, financial markets, private equity, startups, industrial manufacturing, and full-time career development work experience.

Linda partners with clients to purposefully and deliberately approach today’s challenging job market to plan, manage and organize individualized career campaigns. She helps clients define career goals and identify career options utilizing proven and comprehensive career planning techniques and systems; provides opportunities to improve decision-making skills; incorporates executive leadership and development; teaches job search and research strategies; and supports clients experiencing the stress of job loss or career transition.

Linda assists clients to discover their skills and strengths; develop their value proposition and strategic plan; target opportunities that advance their careers to the next level, and supports them through a skillful negotiation process.
Recognized by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Linda’s credentials include Emotional Intelligence Certified Coach (ISEI Certified), Certified Career Management Coach (CCMC), Certified Job Search Strategist (CJSS), Certified Social Media Career Strategist (CSMCS), Certified Executive & Leadership Development Coach (CELDC), and REACH Certified Social Branding Analyst. Linda’s educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Psychology from Marymount College and a Master’s degree from Fordham University with additional advanced degree credits from Purdue University. Linda has presented to MBA students on career strategies at the Yale School of Management and the UConn School of Business. She is a “Trusted Advisor” for the CEO TRUST; an International Speaker for Career Development Institute (CDI) in Cardiff, Wales, UK; a Career Industry speaker for Career Thought Leaders (CTL) annual conference in Denver and Baltimore; has been a Career Expert on NBC Connecticut’s WVIT Channel 6; and has spoken at many conferences as well as networking and professional groups across the region. These groups include Executive Forum (NYC & Greenwich); Westport Group; Financial Executives International (FEI), Greenwich, CT; Gray Hair Management Society, Chicago, IL; Mondays@7, Weston, CT; Fairfield Library; Wilton Library; Russell Library; New York University Media Industry & Design/P3 IDEAlliance; Fairfield University; Schmoozers Job Network, West Hartford, CT; MENG-CT; PMI, White Plains, NY; Professional Services Group New Jersey Department of Labor; SCORE/Norwalk; UJA/WJCS Connect to Care; Bronxville Career Network; BlogTalkRadio; and local Comcast TV. She has been a regular contributor for ExecuNet, providing “Coffee Break” & Fast Track lectures and downloadable content, Career Advisor article contributions, and guest speaker for their 6 Figure Hotline teleconferences. Linda organizes and facilitates monthly networking meetings for the 200k+ executive.
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