IQ+and+ EQ


 * EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE **

"A learned capability based on emotional intelligence that results in outstanding performance at work. Our emotional intelligence determines our potential for learning the practical skills based on the five elements : self-awareness, motivation, self-regulation, empathy, and adeptness in relationships. Our emotional competence shows how much of that potential we have translated into on-the-job capabilities." (Goleman, Working with Emotional Intelligence)

[|According to Goleman], EI and IQ are not opposing competencies... just separate ones.

According to the latest research, IQ account for what portion of career success? a) 50-60 % b) 35-45 % c) 23-29 % d) 15-20 % (Pink, // A Whole New Mind // )

====Daniel Goleman: [|Leadership and Emotional Intelligence] ====

Goleman states that emotional intelligence is made up of the following characteristics:

 * ====**Self-Awareness** - the ability to recognize and understand your moods, emotions, and drives as well as their effect on others ====
 * ====**Self-Regulation** - the ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods and the propensity to suspend judgment - to think before acting ====
 * ====**Motivation** - a passion to work for reasons that go beyond money or status and a propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence ====
 * ====**Empathy** - the ability to understand the emotional makeup of other people and skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions ====
 * ====**Social Skill** - proficiency in managing relationships and building networks and an ability to find common ground and build a rapport ====

 Qualities of a High EQ Person
====[|A View on Emotional Intelligence] (and how it impacts Education) - Interview with Daniel Goleman ====

====[|Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now] - articles written by several authors ====