What is Emotional Intelligence?
Why is Emotional Intelligence important (for Leaders)?
The secret weapon of impactful communication, strong stress management, healthy assertiveness or good leadership is mainly understanding and managing your own emotions and those of others. The term emotional intelligence originated a long time ago from scientific research into social intelligence (Thorndike, - 1920 & Walker and Foley - 1973). Science, and psychology in particular, has long sought the origins of success and happiness in individuals. There was a suspicion that successes were not achieved solely through one's cognitive ability.
And how is Emotional Intelligence linked to good leadership? In addition to the research supporting this report, fifteen years of research has shown that leaders tend to score higher in Emotional Intelligence than the general population. Also, many professionals find it easier to focus on improving a few specific skills that underlie broader leadership competencies, making the EQ-i 2.0® and EQ 360® subscales the perfect building blocks to reaching your leadership potential.