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18 / UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF

Using emotional intelligence


Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to monitor and work with your
and others’ emotions. It is measured in EQ, which is the emotional
equivalent of IQ. Daniel Goleman—author of the best-selling Emotional
Intelligence—and other writers suggest that a technically proficient
manager with a high EQ will be more successful than a manager who
has only a high IQ.

Understanding EQ while at the same time using them


Your EQ is the measure of your ability as a basis for action. Working with
to understand and interact with others emotions, rather than being at the
and becomes more important the more mercy of them, makes individuals
people you deal with. EQ does not more successful in dealing with the
measure personality traits or cognitive demands of the environment around
capacity. Emotional intelligence can them. They are better able to control
be developed over time and can be impulses and deal with stress, and
improved through training and therapy. better at problem solving. All of these
Those with a high EQ will be better qualities help the individual perform
able to control their own emotions, more competently at work.
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CHECKLIST...
Applying emotional intelligence YES NO

1 Am I aware of my feelings and do I act accordingly? .....................

2 Can I share my feelings in a straightforward,


composed manner? ..........................................................................

3 Do I treat others with compassion, sensitivity, and kindness? .....

4 Am I open to the opinions and ideas of others? ..............................

5 Can I decisively confront problem people? ....................................

6 Do I maintain a balance between my personal


life and work? ...................................................................................

Using EI at work
To be a successful manager in today’s
business world, a high EQ may be
more important than sheer intellectual
or technical ability. A manager who
leads a project team of diverse people
will need to understand and interact
successfully with others. Applying
emotional intelligence at work means
you are open to the ideas of others and
can build and mend relationships with
others. You are aware of your feelings
and act accordingly, articulating ideas
so that others can understand them,
developing rapport, building trust, and
working toward consensus. Managers
who are attuned to their own feelings
and the feelings of others use this
understanding to enhance personal,
team, and organizational performance.
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Managing emotions
Emotional intelligence has two aspects:
one inward facing and one outward The four
facing. The first of these is your emotional competencies
self-awareness and your ability to manage of emotional
your own emotions. The second is your intelligence
degree of empathy, or awareness of others’
emotions, and your ability to productively
manage relationships with others. Both
inward- and outward-facing aspects of
emotional intelligence are made up of a
number of skills or competencies.

INWARD COMPETENCIES

SELF-AWARENESS SELF-MANAGEMENT
>> Emotional >> Emotional self-control
self-awareness >> Trustworthiness
>> Accurate self- >> Conscientiousness
assessment
>> Achievement orientation
>> Self-confidence
>> Adaptability
>> Optimism
>> Initiative
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RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
>> Development of others
>> Inspirational leadership
>> Influence
>> Communication
>> Effecting change
>> Conflict management
>> Bond building
>> Teamwork and collaboration

OUTWARD COMPETENCIES

SOCIAL
AWARENESS
>> Empathy
>> Organizational
awareness
>> Service
orientation
70%
of managers value EQ
more highly than
IQ in their employees

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