emotional iq

2. Emotional intelligence is a set of emotional and social skills that collectively establish how well you: • - perceive and express yourself • - develop and maintain social relationships • - cope with day to day and major challenges • - use emotional information in effective and meaningful ways • Put simply, emotional intelligence is how you combine your thinking with your feelings in order to build authentic relationships and make good, effective decisions.

3. Emotional intelligence • Emotional intelligence (otherwise known as emotional quotient or EQ) is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict. ... Social awareness – You have empathy. • Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. 

4. Emotional intelligence is a set of emotional and social skills. • It’s all about working with your emotions. This is tremendously powerful in the workplace as it allows you to remain in control of your emotions, and so help you make informed, conscious decisions that will benefit you and those you work with as opposed to acting impulsively. • For example, if a colleague says something that you find especially irritating and unhelpful, it’s your emotional intelligence that allows you to stay in control of your anger and not initiate a confrontation. You understand what your anger is, why it’s there and what you need to do to turn it into positive, helpful behaviour.

5. Why it is important??? • Good levels of emotional intelligence help you to: • - improve relationships • - maintain control in difficult circumstances • - lowers stress levels • - maintain motivation • - communicate well • - influence others without conflict • - enhance your reputation inside and outside of work • There are several people who were average students but later they become well-known and successful. The only reason behind their success was how they used their emotional intelligence as compared to their IQ.

6. Put simply, emotional intelligence is the way that you combine your thinking with your feelings in order to make quality decisions and build authentic relationships. • While emotional intelligence isn’t the sole predictor of human performance and development potential, it is proven to be a key indicator in many areas. • These include • - higher job performance • - greater job satisfaction • - more organisational commitment • - better psychological well-being • - better physical health • - positive impact within relationships • Emotional intelligence isn't a static factor — quite the opposite, your emotional intelligence can change over time and can be developed in targeted areas.

7. Isn’t all about being nice & friendly?? • Aristotle purportedly said “Anyone can become angry, that is easy. But to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way – that is not easy.” So, training people to use their emotions in an appropriate and effective way is not easy! • Soft skills are the hardest skills to train, which is why specialist trainers and facilitators are needed to work with emotional intelligence.

8. Is it an inherited quality or can be nurtured?? • Emotional intelligence is the outcome of both inherited tendencies and those delivered by experience. • Your genetic make-up defines who you are. Your environment (including how you were brought up) is the expression of who you are. So, emotional intelligence is a bit of both. For instance, if a child has been shown by adults, repeatedly (conditioning), that impatience and being unreasonable is a way to solve problems, then no matter what nature has endowed upon that child with regards to patience, nurture will take over. Through reinforcement, the child learns that impatient behaviours solve problems and so will continually revert to this way of behaving as a means to resolve issues. • On the positive side, as emotional intelligence can be nurtured so more appropriate ways of behaving can be practised and learnt.

9. What are the characteristics of an emotionally intelligent person? • Emotionally intelligent people engage in a number of habits and behaviors that contribute to their ability to manage their own emotions and understand the feelings of others.... • The ability to perceive emotions. • The ability to reason with emotions. • The ability to understand emotions. • The ability to manage emotions.

10. What are signs of low emotional intelligence? • You get stressed easily. ... • You have difficulty asserting yourself. ... • You have a limited emotional vocabulary. ... • You make assumptions quickly and defend them vehemently. ... • You hold grudges. ... • You don't let go of mistakes. ... • You often feel misunderstood. ... • You don't know your triggers.

11. Emotional intelligence allows you to enhance key areas of your life like home, work, and school. • You’ve seen them: The people who appear to be cool as a cucumber on deadline. Those who handle awkward family dinners with grace. The ones that get where you’re coming from, without you having to say a lot. • That’s because they may possess a certain skill set in spades — emotional intelligence. • Intelligence, in the general sense, is the ability to learn new concepts and apply your knowledge to problems. Emotional intelligence (EQ) is similar. It’s the ability to learn about yourself and apply that wisdom to the world around you. • ResearchTrusted Source suggests that a high EQ is associated with an array of benefits, from improved mental health and relationships, to higher job satisfaction and academic performance.

12. Emotional intelligence is important for good communication with others and leads to better learning, friendships, academic success and employment. • Emotional intelligence covers five main areas: • 1. self-awareness • 2. emotional control • 3. motivation • 4. empathy • 5. relationship skills • Skills in these areas provide the foundation for habits that are useful for success. They can be enhanced with focused, quality training at any time in life.

13. components  • Self-awareness • If you’re self-aware, you can see your own patterns of behaviors and motives. You know how your emotions and actions impact those around you, for better or for worse. You can name your own emotions when they come up and understand why they’re there. • You can also recognize your triggers, identify your strengths, and see your own limitations. • Being self-aware can also mean you’re humble — we’re all only human, after all.

14. Self-regulation • If you can self-regulate, your emotional reactions are in proportion to the given circumstances. • You know how to pause, as needed, and control your impulses. You think before you act and consider the consequences. • It also means you know how to ease tension, manage conflict, cope with difficult scenarios, and adapt to changes in your environment. It’s all about bringing out the part of yourself that helps manage emotions.

15. Motivation • If you’re intrinsically motivated, you have a thirst for personal development. You’re highly driven to succeed, whatever your version of success looks like. • You’re inspired to accomplish goals because it helps you grow as a person, rather than doing it for outside rewards like money, fame, status, or recognition.

16. Empathy • If you’re empathic, you’re a healthy level of self-interested — but not self-centered. • In conversations, you can understand where someone is coming from. You can “walk a mile in their shoes,” so to speak. Even if the exact scenario hasn’t happened to you, you can draw on your life experience to imagine how it may feel and be compassionate about what they’re going through. • You’re slow to judge others and possess the awareness that we’re all just doing the best we can with the circumstances we’ve been given. When we know better, we do better.

17. Social skills • If you’ve developed your social skills, you’re adept at working in teams. You’re aware of others and their needs in a conversation or conflict resolution. • You’re welcoming in conversation, using active listening, eye contact, verbal communication skills, and open body language. You know how to develop a rapport with others or express leadership, if the occasion calls for it.

18. Why is emotional intelligence important? • Humans are social animals — we’re wired for connection. The more we can build positive relationships and develop cooperative connections, the more enriching our lives may be. • Unsurprisingly, research has shownTrusted Source that there’s a correlation between higher EQ and happiness. • But even when the going gets tough, EQ can help us with that, too. • In an academic setting, students who demonstrate high emotional intelligence, especially in the areas of emotional regulation and empathy, may be less likely to experience bullying, according to researchTrusted

19. Work is another example. Research in 2013Trusted Source suggests that well-developed EQ can help you achieve the goals of your organization and increase your job satisfaction, in part because of the positive relationships fostered in the workplace. • In fact, according to that same study, a high EQ can help other people around you achieve success, particularly in group projects. When you manage your emotions, this influences those around you to do the same. Everyone wins.

20. How to improve emotional intelligence • Some people are born with EQ, while others can think of it as a skill set that needs to be acquired. With practice, it’s possible to develop or strengthen it. • Here are a few ways to do just that: • Self-awareness. Consider setting a regular time or day to journal. This can allow you to reflect on how you behaved in interactions and make a note of things that bothered you. You can go back and read over them from time to time and “study” yourself. You can also meditate and observe your thoughts. • Self-regulation. It may help to practice deep breathing exercises regularly, especially during conflict. You can learn to reframe challenges as opportunities in disguise and “failures” as learning experiences. Try to practice radical acceptance of any emotions that come up and verbalize what you’re feeling. • Motivation. Consider taking time out and celebrating each one of your wins. When you decide you want to do something new, it’s a good idea to identify your “why.” It can also help to break down your to-do list into bite-size chunks, or micro-tasks, and to work with an accountability partner or coach. • Empathy. To build empathy, try paying attention to your surroundings. See if you can pick up on the “energy” of your environment. You could also try talking to new people or volunteering for a cause you care about. If you’re stuck in traffic, consider looking around at people sitting in their cars and seeing what you can pick up about them. • Social skills. Aim to put yourself in new situations. When you do, try to pay attention to your body language and maintain eye contact. Practicing active listening can be beneficial, too. Consider this quote from Gandhi: “Speak only if it improves upon silence.”

22. summary • Emotional intelligence is a set of emotional and social skills, which together combine to establish: • - how good you are at understanding and expressing yourself • - how you go about developing and maintaining social relationships • - how you cope with day to day challenges • - how these affect you over a longer period of time • - how you go about using emotional information • It's the way that you blend your thinking with your feelings, in order to make good innovative decisions and build authentic relationships. • Emotional intelligence is not a static factor as it can be developed and improved in targeted areas, and it can change over time. • EI has been estimated to account for between 27 to 45 percent of job success. It is completely different to cognitive intelligence (IQ). Emotional intelligence and cognitive intelligence are not highly correlated. Emotional intelligence is not linked to aptitude, your ability to learn a new skill or to performance. • Emotional intelligence doesn't measure vocation.