Emotional Intelligence
Melissa Fowler
Kaplan University Emotional Intelligence differs from the conceptions of intelligence by noting that emotionally intelligent people engage in a number of habits and behaviors that contribute to the ability to manage emotions and understand the feelings of others. According to Robbins and Judge (2010), “Emotional Intelligence is defined as a persons ability to be self aware, detect emotions in others, and manage emotional cues and information.” However, IQ is a number that is derived from a standardized intelligence test where you take the individuals mental age and divide it by their chronological age then multiply that number by one hundred. Individuals with a high IQ are understood to be …show more content…
Today, people can go out and buy toys that claim to help boost a child's emotional intelligence; they can enroll kids in social and emotional learning programs designed to teach emotional intelligence skills; and, in some schools in the United States, social and emotional learning is even a curriculum requirement. I do see value in focusing on working to increase my emotional intelligence because I believe it will make me a better manager or supervisor. I scored an average emotional intelligence which was interpreted as someone was tends to be good at interpreting, understanding, and acting upon emotions. They are good at dealing with social or emotional conflicts, expressing their feelings, and dealing with emotional situations. The items that need to be worked on are feeling overwhelmed by conflict or emotionally charges situations. The ability to deal with two individuals in a disagreement and when to step in or dealing with a crisis and knowing how to help. Emotional intelligence contributes to leadership. There is a link between who we are as a person and who we are as a leader. If we do not understand this, developing leadership skills will become an almost impossible
Melissa Fowler
Kaplan University Emotional Intelligence differs from the conceptions of intelligence by noting that emotionally intelligent people engage in a number of habits and behaviors that contribute to the ability to manage emotions and understand the feelings of others. According to Robbins and Judge (2010), “Emotional Intelligence is defined as a persons ability to be self aware, detect emotions in others, and manage emotional cues and information.” However, IQ is a number that is derived from a standardized intelligence test where you take the individuals mental age and divide it by their chronological age then multiply that number by one hundred. Individuals with a high IQ are understood to be …show more content…
Today, people can go out and buy toys that claim to help boost a child's emotional intelligence; they can enroll kids in social and emotional learning programs designed to teach emotional intelligence skills; and, in some schools in the United States, social and emotional learning is even a curriculum requirement. I do see value in focusing on working to increase my emotional intelligence because I believe it will make me a better manager or supervisor. I scored an average emotional intelligence which was interpreted as someone was tends to be good at interpreting, understanding, and acting upon emotions. They are good at dealing with social or emotional conflicts, expressing their feelings, and dealing with emotional situations. The items that need to be worked on are feeling overwhelmed by conflict or emotionally charges situations. The ability to deal with two individuals in a disagreement and when to step in or dealing with a crisis and knowing how to help. Emotional intelligence contributes to leadership. There is a link between who we are as a person and who we are as a leader. If we do not understand this, developing leadership skills will become an almost impossible