About Terry Schmitz

Terry Schmitz is the founder and owner of The Conover Company. Terry has been involved in the development of assessments for both education and corporations for over 30 years. He has developed hundreds of job-specific assessment systems that link to skill building systems.

Looking to Develop Your EQ? Follow the Map!

The Personal Skills Map® How many other emotional intelligence (EQ) assessment instruments can say this; Over two million (2,000,000) administrations and counting? That is right, two million administrations! Why is our Personal Skills Map so popular? It’s simple – the Personal Skills Map is the most practical and cost-effective assessment for [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:31-05:00September 13th, 2011|Corporate, Education|Comments Off on Looking to Develop Your EQ? Follow the Map!

News Release – Our Functional Skills System™ Now Runs on the iPod and iPad

I am pleased to announce that The Conover Company Functional Skills System software programs are now compatible with the iPod Touch and iPad. We began this project back in April of 2010 in response to former Apple CEO, Steve Jobs' announcement that, if publishers want their programs to be compatible [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:31-05:00August 30th, 2011|Education, News|Comments Off on News Release – Our Functional Skills System™ Now Runs on the iPod and iPad

Social/Emotional Learning: A Different Definition of Smart

As the beginning of a new school year looms closer, we start to think about things like test-taking, grades, and report cards. Although these conventional methods of measuring intelligence and academic achievement are necessary for compliance with state and national standards, they shouldn't be considered the be-all and end-all of a student's success. Over the years, research has proven that social/emotional intelligence is just as important as academics for achieving success in the classroom and beyond.

By |2017-04-30T16:18:31-05:00August 23rd, 2011|Corporate, Education|Comments Off on Social/Emotional Learning: A Different Definition of Smart

Understanding Anger Management Map™ Results

In last week’s blog I talked about the core assessment in our Anger Management Program, the Anger Management Map. The Anger Management Map is a research-based assessment of the core skills related to anger management. The Map assesses individuals on six scales, including Interpersonal Assertion, Empathy, Stress Management, Interpersonal Aggression [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:32-05:00July 12th, 2011|Corporate, Education|Comments Off on Understanding Anger Management Map™ Results

The Anger Management Program™

Road rage, rape, murder and child abuse are just a few of the many tragedies our society suffers as a result of anger and violence.  Understanding the cause and effect relationship between anger and violence can help us diffuse turbulent situations before they turn violent. Violence is often the result [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:32-05:00July 5th, 2011|Corporate, Education|Comments Off on The Anger Management Program™

Emotional Intelligence: The Tipping Point

Looking at modern society, it's clear that many people have experienced failure in life, yet others seem to achieve success in everything they do.  A close look at the factors that make a difference between success and failure yields some interesting results.  For example, Dr. Sally Shaywitz, Professor of Learning [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:32-05:00June 6th, 2011|Corporate, Education, Emotional Intelligence|Comments Off on Emotional Intelligence: The Tipping Point
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