Four Emotional Intelligence Domains

Emotional intelligence plays a very critical role in the overall quality of our personal and professional lives. In fact, many people feel that emotional intelligence (EQ) is more important than one’s intelligence quotient (IQ) when it comes to attaining success in their lives and careers.

220 academics and physicians, who were involved in interviews, responded to a request to highlight the types of abilities that should be looked for in admission interviews and the responses contained many references to emotional intelligence. The researchers developed a “semantic differential” measuring tool to assess EI. They referred to the tool as the EI Instrument. A semantic differential tool provides opposites for the respondent to choose, such as good/bad, sociable/unsociable. The rationale for selecting this method was based on the assertion that emotional intelligence is not recognised as a strictly cognitive or rational attribute.

Emotional intelligence; also referred to as EI or EQ, is defined as, “a skill in perceiving, understanding, and managing emotions and feelings” (n.d.). The way I express myself, interact with others, demonstrate emotions and deal with stress on a consistent basis may lead to a high EQ, or low EQ, depending on my actions. I was able to take a self-assessment on the McGraw-Hill/Irwin website that provided a score for my emotional intelligence with specific areas of strengths and weaknesses included. Overall, I scored 87 out of 100 possible points, which ranks my score considerably high. Based on my results, I faired well in regards to understanding and managing my emotions in all areas of my life. Understanding emotional intelligence, and achieving a high score in similar assessments, may lead to rewarding results in many facets of life’s daily tasks and interactions. A person, who has developed a high emotional intelligence, will keep their emotions under control, strengthen relationships with those around them, and know their limitations.

The book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, provides an alternative approach to how a person achieves success. This book does not focus on the conventional determinant of success, such as formal education and training, experience, and intelligence level (IQ). Although all these components contribute greatly to ones achievement of success, these factors are not the only factors to be considered in whether a person will be successful or not. This book focuses on the concept that it refers to as emotional intelligence (EQ), which is one’s ability to recognize and effectively understand his/her emotions in a productive and rational manner.

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a type of intelligence that allows a person to see and control their emotions, as well as helping them to understand the emotions of others (Lamberton & Minor, 2014). Jafri, Dem, and Choden, (2016) found that EI can be used as a predictor for workplace success and plays a part in acceptable job performance. Understanding the subcategories of EI can directly improve human relations in a business setting. There are four subcategories to EI; self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, and relationship management (Lamberton & Minor, 2014). Additionally, knowledge on EI can improve personal interactions with family, friends, co-workers and others. As Registered Nurse (RN), EI plays a vital role in my career

Emotional intelligence “refers to a person's ability to perceive, control, evaluate, and express emotions” (Cherry) and this assessment measures that ability. In 1996, Daniel Goleman wrote a landmark book titled “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ” and theorized that more than any other trait, high emotional intelligence was the single trait responsible for workplace success. He wrote “emotional intelligence emerges as a much stronger predictor of who will be most successful, because it is how we handle ourselves in our relationships that determines how well we do once we are in a given job” (Goleman, 1996). In other words, your education and employment history might get you a job, but your emotional intelligence will determine how successful you will be in that

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage own emotions and emotions of others in positive manners to alleviate stress, relate effectively, empathize with others, surmount challenges, and moderate conflict. This capacity enables us to recognize and understand (usually a non-verbal process) emotional experiences of others. EQ is learned, contrary to Intellectual ability (IQ) that is constant over the course of time. In order to permanently change behavior in ways that stand up under pressure, it is essential to learn how to subdue stress momentarily, and in relationships so as to remain emotionally conscious. This writer utilized the Bradberry and Graves (2009) emotional appraisal tool to complete an assessment of own emotional intelligence with a view to set goals and formulate action plans to improve on professional success and personal excellence.

The book “Working with Emotional Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman deals with the emotional assets and liabilities of individuals in organizations. Emotional intelligence is traits that go beyond academic achievement or IQ. As a matter of fact he points out that high academic intelligence can sometimes stand in the way of emotional intelligence. Broadly speaking, emotional intelligence determines how well we handle difficult situation, which cannot be solved by logic, but more by a “feel” for the situation. These attributes are very hard to measure, which is why many standardized tests, whether academic or for employment, fail to measure these attributes, even though these are the one which determine

“Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage our emotions and those around us, therefore, this quality gives individuals a variety of skills, such as the ability to manage relationships, navigate social networks, influence and inspire others. Every individual possesses different level, but in order for individuals to become effective leaders, they will need a high level of emotional intelligence. In today’s workplace, it has become a highly important

"Emotional Intelligence is a way of recognizing, understanding, and choosing how we think, feel, and act. It shapes our interactions with others and our understanding of ourselves. It defines how and what we learn; it allows us to set priorities; it determines the majority of our daily actions. Research suggests it is responsible for as much as 80% of the "success" in our lives." The Effective leader requires a high degree of Emotional Intelligence. In this study, the various skills of Emotional Intelligence can be related with real situations. The various skills of Emotional Intelligence are Self awareness, self regulation, motivation, Empathy, social skill. People with high self-awareness are also able

Researcher that has been carried out on the topic of emotional intelligence (EI) have revealed findings that link EI with higher achievements of individuals. A study done by Carmeli (2009) indicated that emotional intelligence plays a role in the wellbeing of individuals. Specifically, emotional intelligence is suggested to be an important predictor of crucial organizational consequences such as job satisfaction (Daus & Ashkanasy, 2005). Gender is another variable that is proposed as having a relationship with the concepts of emotional intelligence and job satisfaction. All over the world, many organizations are studying their employees’ satisfaction, feelings and attitudes not only to plan on how to allocate rewards and possibilities but also they do it because they are worried more about their employees’ feeling toward their jobs (Golparvar & Qazvi, 2010).

Two psychologists, John Mayer and Peter Salovey, first introduced the concept of “emotional intelligence”, or EI, in a journal article in 1990 (Goleman, 2005). It was then popularized in 1995, with the book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman. Goleman posited that EI is as important, if not more important, than IQ in terms of success in academics, business, and interpersonal relationships (2005).

Self-Management- this is the ability of a person to have control over their emotions. The

This paper is aimed at evaluating my own emotional intelligence while subsequent parts of the paper will discuss how this emotional intelligence affects other aspects of human life like business, religion and politics. In this part of the paper, I will reflect on and demonstrate the skills and the knowledge needed to enable one to accurately see and understand the emotional strengths, weaknesses and nuances of other workers at the workplace.

In this write-up, attempt is made to provide conceptual clarifications on the subject matter, “Emotional intelligence”, an overview of the theories of emotional intelligence, including a brief discussion about how important the role of emotional intelligence can be in leadership, performance (both educational and work place settings) and in wellbeing.