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Emotional Intelligence

 Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. Some researchers suggest that Emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened, while others claim it's an inborn characteristic







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The ability to express and control emotions is essential, but so is the ability to understand, interpret, and respond to the emotions of others. Imagine a world in which you could not understand when a friend was feeling sad or when a co-worker was angry. 

Psychologists refer to this ability as Emotional intelligence, and some experts even suggest that it can be more important than IQ in your overall success in life.

A number of different assessments have emerged to measure levels of emotional intelligence. Such tests generally fall into one of two types: self-report tests and ability tests.

Self-report tests are the most common because they are the easiest to administer and score. On such tests, respondents respond to questions or statements by rating their own behaviors. For example, on a statement such as "I often feel that I understand how others are feeling," a test-taker might describe the statement as disagree, somewhat disagree, agree, or strongly agree.

Ability tests, on the other hand, involve having people respond to situations and then assessing their skills. Such tests often require people to demonstrate their abilities, which are then rated by a third party.

How to improve your Emotional Intelligence?

According to Daniel Goleman , an American psychologist who helped to popularize emotional intelligence, there are five key elements to it:Self-awareness.

  • Self-regulation.
  • Motivation.
  • Empathy.
  • Social skills.


Needs and Importance of Emotional Intelligence:

Emotional intelligence is the capacity to understand and manage your emotions. The skills involved in emotional intelligence are self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Recently, it has become a bit of a buzz word in human resources departments across the globe but researchers are saying that it is time emotional intelligence be taken seriously.




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