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EQ is the acronym
for Emotional Intelligence. So not only do you and I have an IQ (Intelligence
Quotient), we also have emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is not
about traditional intelligence. It is about our ability to handle ourselves and
others. It is all about our ability to get along with others and build
relationships.
The concept of EQ became popularized by Daniel Goleman in
1995. His book (also called Emotional Intelligence), helped us to understand
that it is not just technical and analytical abilities that make a successful
leader. IQ
is not the only predictor of your success, a high IQ is not a guarantee of
career success. You do need your technical abilities, your competencies at a
specific skill or within a specific subject matter, but to thrive you need your
ability to get along with other people. The most successful leaders also have a high degree of emotional
intelligence. And here is the great
news; EQ (unlike IQ) can be developed.
Emotional intelligence: “the ability
to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among
them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and action.” - Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer.
“The abilities to recognize and regulate emotions in ourselves and others” –
Daniel Goleman and Gary Cherniss.
What makes up EQ?
There are five components:
Self-Awareness – A
person who is self-aware understands their own moods and emotions and also how
those moods and emotions may impact others.
Self-Regulation –
Someone who exhibits self-regulation thinks before they act. Remember that
person you worked for? The one who used to get red in the face, yell and scream
and throw notebooks across the room? They were not exhibiting self-regulation
at all.
Motivation – If you
love to work and it is not just for money or for status; if you have a strong
drive to achieve; then you know about motivation.
Empathy – The
empathetic individual is able to understand the emotions of others and also
learns to treat them as they wish to be treated.
Social Skill – Do
you know someone who is able to meet new people and immediately develop a
rapport with them? It is likely that they are very accomplished in the area of
social skill.
Remember that EQ can be developed
and developing your EQ is a journey. By reading this article and becoming
familiar with the concept of EQ, you have just taken the first step.
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