"Emotional intelligence (EI) is most often defined as the ability to perceive, use, understand, manage, and handle emotions."
Developing emotional self-awareness, managing one's emotions and the emotions of others, and using emotions to guide thought and behavior in an open-minded manner.
Self-awareness: Understanding your own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
Self-regulation: Controlling your emotions and resisting impulsive reactions.
Motivation: Being driven to meet goals and pursue excellence.
Empathy: Understanding the emotions of others and being able to respond appropriately.
Social skills: Building relationships, networking, and managing conflicts.
Positive thinking and attitude: See problems and setbacks as opportunities to learn and grow.
Stress management: Effectively managing harmful emotions or stressful situations.
Mental health: Understanding your own mental health and how to manage it.
Communication skills: Communicating clearly and effectively in both verbal and non-verbal ways.
Cultural awareness: Recognizing and respecting different cultures and beliefs.
Conflict resolution: Effectively resolving conflicts while maintaining positive relationships.
Teamworking skills: Building and managing effective teams.
Decision-making skills: Making decisions based on reason and evidence.
Leadership skills: Understanding leadership styles and techniques.
Change management: Managing change and adapting to new situations.
Personal development: Continuously developing your skills, knowledge, and abilities.
Mindfulness: Being present in the moment and focused on the task at hand.
Creativity: Thinking outside the box and generating new ideas.
Time management: Prioritizing tasks and managing your time effectively.
Resilience: Being able to bounce back from setbacks and challenges.
Self-Awareness: The ability to recognize and understand your own emotions, strengths, weaknesses, and behaviors.
Self-Regulation: The ability to control and manage your own emotions and behaviors, particularly in stressful or challenging situations.
Motivation: The ability to effectively set goals, take initiative, and persist in the face of obstacles or setbacks.
Empathy: The ability to understand and relate to the feelings and perspectives of others.
Social Skills: The ability to effectively communicate, collaborate, and build relationships with others.
"The term gained popularity in the 1995 bestselling book Emotional Intelligence by science journalist Daniel Goleman."
"Goleman defined EI as the array of skills and characteristics that drive leadership performance."
"Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened, while others claim it is an inborn characteristic."
"In 1987, Keith Beasley first published the term Emotional Quotient (EQ), named after the Intelligence Quotient (IQ)."
"The trait model, developed by Konstantinos V. Petrides in 2001, focuses on self-reporting of behavioral dispositions and perceived abilities."
"The ability model, developed by Peter Salovey and John Mayer in 2004, focuses on the individual's ability to process emotional information and use it to navigate the social environment."
"Goleman's original model may now be considered a mixed model that combines what has since been modeled separately as ability EI and trait EI."
"More recent research has focused on emotion recognition, which refers to the attribution of emotional states based on observations of visual and auditory nonverbal cues."
"Studies show that people with high EI have greater mental health, job performance, and leadership skills."
"Although no causal relationships have been shown."
"EI is typically associated with empathy because it involves a person connecting their personal experiences with those of others."
"Since its popularization in recent decades, methods of developing EI have become widely sought by people seeking to become more effective leaders."
"Criticisms have centered on whether EI is a real intelligence, and whether it has incremental validity over IQ and the Big Five personality traits."
"However, meta-analyses have found that certain measures of EI have validity even when controlling for IQ and personality."