Research suggests that a person's emotional intelligence (EQ) might be a greater predictor of success than his or her intellectual intelligence (IQ), despite an assumption that people with high IQs will naturally accomplish more in life. In 1995, psychologist Daniel Goleman popularized this term with his book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. (Source: www.ivillage.com)
Emotional intelligence is a set of skills that defines how effectively you perceive, understand, reason with and manage yours and other people's feelings and emotions.
The good news is emotional intelligence can be learned and improved and has a 2 to 1 success ratio over IQ and technical skills! Contact Gail to receive more in depth guidance and to see how emotional intelligence can powerfully impact your team. *Continue reading to learn highlights of Daniel Goleman's research of top performing leaders.
"Daniel Goleman researched nearly 200 large, global companies and found that while the qualities traditionally associated with leadership, such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision -- are required for success, they are insufficient. Truly effective leaders are also distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence, which includes:
- self-awareness: the ability to recognize and understand your moods, emotions and drive, as well as your effect on others
- self-regulation: the ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods and the ability to suspend judgment and think before acting
- motivation: a passion to work for reasons that go beyond money or status and a proprensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence
- empathy: the ability to understand the emotional makeup of other people and skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions
- social skill proficiency in managing relationships and building networks and an ability to find common ground and build rapport."
In this research, quoted from a 1998 Harvard Business Review article, Goleman said, "... when I calculated the ratio of technical skills, IQ, and emotional intelligence as ingredients of excellent performance, emotional intelligence proved to be twice as important as the others for jobs at all levels."
If you are curious about trying a free EQ assessment, Google "emotional intelligence test" and you'll see several, including the one above at www.ivillage.com. I cannot vouch for their accuracy. I think they can give you good food for thought just in the questions they ask.
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