
Leadership Resources
Students’ ability to learn has deep roots in relationships. Our learning performance
may be deeply affected by the emotional environment in which the learning takes place.
- Dr. John Medina
- Dr. John Medina
Leadership Resources
The CTE-BFFL provides ongoing professional and leadership development opportunities
to support success for faculty and staff, in every role and at every career stage.
We offer various resource materials, workshops, one-on-one consultations, and programs
in the following areas:
- Emotional Intelligence
- CliftonStrengths
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
- Teambuilding and interpersonal development
- Avoiding and overcoming burnout
- and more!
For More Information...
View our calendar of upcoming leadership events or contact the CTE-BFFL for further details.
Emotional Intelligence Resources
General Overview
Articles:
- Recognizing emotional intelligence in professional standards for teaching
- How emotionally intelligent are pre-service teachers?
- Emotional Intelligence a Therapy for Higher Education Students
- Can Emotional Competence Be Taught in Higher Education?
- Emotional Intelligence in Christian Higher Education
- Using a Strengths-Based Approach to Retain College Students
Activities
- How to Grow Your EI
Perceiving Emotions and Personal MSCEIT & CliftonStrengths
Ability to accurately identify emotions of people. Used for "reading" people's
mood for feedback.
Introduction and Perceiving Emotions [PowerPoint]
• Context in Emotion Perception
• The Body Language
Session 1:
Introduction and Perceiving Emotions [PowerPoint]
Articles:
• Context in Emotion Perception• The Body Language
Using Emotions
Ability to use emotions and solve problems with the emotion. Used for creating the
right feeling to assist in problem solving, communicate a vision, and/or lead people.
Using Emotions [PowerPoint]

Session 2:
Using Emotions [PowerPoint]
Understanding Emotions
Ability to understand the causes of emotion. Used for "predicting" how people
will emotionally react.
Understanding Emotions [PowerPoint]
3 Ways to Better Understand Your Emotions

Session 3:
Understanding Emotions [PowerPoint]
3 Ways to Better Understand Your Emotions
Managing Emotions
Ability to be open to emotions and fuse emotions with thinking. Used for integrating
emotion and thought to make effective decisions.
Session 4:
Equipped for Service
How to better apply your strengths into service.
Session 05:

CliftonStrengths Resources
ClifonStrengths
Articles:
• The Principles of Strengths-Based Education• A Technical Report on the Clifton StrengthsFinder with College Students
Additional Materials:
• CliftonStrengths brief descriptions• CliftonStrengths Domains
• Talents' Strengths and Pitfalls