The importance of the Emotional Intelligence, a higher Emotional Quotient for our own success and the success of our organization is proven beyond doubt.
The present professional education is entirely catering to today’s in-demand technology-based skills, and are increasingly getting oriented towards management skills. The real life leaders with wisdom based experience suggests that the foundational skills, which defines the individuality, the human intrinsic nature and related human behavior and how individual respond to different situations, good or difficult decides the overall personal growth and professional development.
The worldly success , however depends and directed by multiple avenues, both internal and external for continuous and complete growth. Beside learning hard skills, or gaining subject specific knowledge there’s a corresponding need for the pure human ability and conscious competence to work with our own emotions and feeling and managing/aligning the same for others. This foundational skill and fundamental ability to work with self and other’s emotions is definitely required to accomplish important goals.
The Psychology Researchers and Human Behavior Experts named that skill or ability as our Emotional Intelligence (EI), a set of interconnected, interdependent skills that help us recognize, understand, and manage our own emotions as well as recognize, understand and influence the emotions of others. The EI is measured or analyzed practically by evaluating the Emotional Quotient (EQ). Higher EQ means higher levels of capabilities to manage and utilize EI for benefit of all involved, individually or as a team member or leader for organization.
The best part is though it is somewhat missing in our professional or higher education system, the modern tribe of life coaches and corporate trainers and people enablers are focusing on EI/EQ for better productivity and higher performance levels along with healthier and harmonious inter-personal relationships, joyful team working while positively influencing others for achieving higher outcomes and bigger goals. Infact the L&D Experts and Thought Leaders mark Emotional Intelligence and higher Emotional Quotient as the KEY ELEMENT (read key skill) required for continuous professional development and rapid growth of organizations.
Recent Research also suggests that individuals with a high Emotional Quotient (EQ) are more innovative, great team worker and have higher life/work satisfaction than those with moderate or lower EQs. They Achieve 100x Excellence in Life/Work easily.
What Are the Components of Emotional Intelligence?
The four main core components of Emotional Intelligence are:
- Self-Awareness,
- Self-Control / Self-Regulation,
- Social Awareness, and
- Social Integration / Community skills: