Emotional Intelligence and the Workplace

Improving Emotional Intelligence (EQ) By: Jeanne Segal, Melinda Smith, Lawrence Robinson and Jennifer Shubin https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/emotional-intelligence-eq.htm Summary:      Emotional intelligence requires having the skills to help us build stronger relationships, communication skills, and our ability to show empathy towards other people. It helps us with our success and to be able to achieve our personal and career goals.        The four attributes mentioned that increases our emotional intelligence are self management, self awareness, social awareness, and relationship management which are all interconnected. Self management is the ability to control our feelings and behaviors during any situations and taking appropriate actions rather than acting on our emotions which could result in making irrational decisions. Self awareness is understanding our own strengths and weaknesses, and recognizing how our emotions affect ...

Emotional Intelligence Lessons From Inside Out  By: Sinead Collins https://omtglobal.com/5-lessons-emotional-intelligence-pixars-inside/ The movie Inside Out is a great representation of developing one's emotional intelligence. It describes the mind of an 11 year old girl name Riley who is experiencing a huge transition in her life, trying to overcome the difficulties that comes with relocating at a young age.  They mention five lessons and the first one is managing your emotions. Emotions are in control of our behaviors. So when we are losing control of a situation its best to take a moment to observe our emotions and regain control, therefore we can make better decisions. Naturally we tend to make a decision in a split second letting our emotions take control, therefore we end up making a choice that can leave us regretting. Another lesson is to become aware of and challenging your perceptions. The parents emotions were shown for a scenario during dinner and it showed how di...