Emotional Intelligence At Workplace

It is not surprising any more to read in popular or business media that Emotional Intelligence quotient (EQ) may be more important than IQ in predicting success, quality of relationships, and overall happiness.

There are academic studies that show top performers using their EQ more than IQ to achieve sustained results, that a higher EQ leads to higher pay cheques, and EQ has a more than substantial bearing on one’s workplace assessments and promotions.

Emotional Intelligence in the workplace framework on a simple level can be understood as our ability to – recognize and understand our emotions and reactions (self-awareness); manage, control, and adapt our emotions, mood, reactions, and responses (self-management); harness our emotions to motivate ourselves to take appropriate action, commit, follow-through, and work toward the achievement of our goals (motivation); discern the feelings of others, understand their emotions, and utilize that understanding to relate to others more effectively (empathy), and finally to build relationships, relate to others in social situations, lead, negotiate conflict, and work as part of a team (social skills).

Emotional Intelligence benefits workplace and also has impacts beyond it. More than contributing as a tool for communication or a framework for interpersonal skills, Emotional Intelligence is a gateway to a balanced life. Be it physical health, mental well-being, meaningful relationships, mastering conflict resolution, and building leadership capability; Emotional Intelligence is at work in all these areas.

At Bodhih’s Emotional Intelligence in the workplace training, through group activity and insightful examples participants are guided through the nuances of emotions and their power, hidden motives, the importance of openness, people’s emotional strategies, and dealing with power games in the environment.

Professionals that embody Emotional Intelligence at work better than others understand the relationship between values and emotions, emotional mapping abilities, creating supportive emotions and understanding hands-on techniques to overcome difficult emotions.