IQ may get you through the door, but your EQ – or emotional intelligence quotient – is becoming a strategy to get you promoted. EQ measures your awareness and management of your own and other people’s emotions.
Using statistically valid research instruments, studies correlate high EQ to successful leaders or salespeople, which makes complete sense. Anyone who can recognize and support the emotions of themselves and others around them are influential and inspirational.
Books such as Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence and many others can give you more information on the various aspects of EQ.
Action – But the best teacher on your own EQ is you.
By having interactions with others and then noticing your range of emotions throughout, you will increase your EQ, and your interpersonal skills.
Nancy, you coach me every day! Thank you! Waiting for more! And suggesting some literature is good, too. I want to improve everyday! 🙂
Hi Anet
There are several good books on EQ and lots of online information too. But, as mentioned, simply paying more attention to your emotional responses will increase your EQ. You are likely your own best teacher!
Hi Nancy. I have always promoted that we are our best management example. We all have EQ as a function of what we expect from our leaders and we need to use this in directing our management style. Gone are the days of old style leadership and it is our responsibility to train an up and coming generation of managers on what will be expected of them as leaders. By leading with EQ principles we will grow and will have profound impact on the next generation of leaders.