Emotional intelligence can have a significant impact on an employees or student’s life, anyone who works in an area with other people will be affected by how low or high their emotional intelligence is. The main areas of emotional intelligence are the aspects of it, how it affects students and its role in the workplace. Zeidner et al. (2009) stated that there are four main abilities to describe emotional intelligence. Theses abilities are Identifying a person emotions, understanding the consequences of emotions, enabling thought by recalling certain emotions and controlling negative emotions such as anger. The means as to how and why emotional intelligence affects people will be discussed further throughout this essay.
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It has been stated that ninety percent of top performers in a workplace have high emotional intelligence and people with average IQ’s have outperformed people with high IQ’s seventy percent of the time. (Bradberry, 2015) For students in school problems can arise, having trouble coping with stress or completing assignments and relating to their peers. Emotional intelligence has been foretelling of student success and can also help students from obstructions in learning such as mental distress, substance abuse, teen pregnancy and violence. (Zeidner et al. 2009) Emotional intelligence is also a catalyst for learning rather than someone’s intelligence quotient. (Zeidner et al. 2009) Low emotional intelligence has been shown to be play a substantial part in many deviant behaviours, predominantly those to do with emotional problems (Roberts and Strayer 1996). Emotional intelligence has been reported to be negatively associated with roguish behaviour in schools for instance being suspended or expelled from school, this was show through in a trial of 650 grade 11 students in Britain (Petrides et al. 2004). Emotional intelligence was also reported to be negatively related to mischievous conduct such as tobacco and alcohol use in a trial of American adolescents. In the school environment there is a big problem with the affect a teacher has on the emotional intelligence …show more content…
Emotional intelligence unlike IQ which doesn’t change much, seems to be largely learned, and it continues to develop as people go through life and learn from their experiences. There are many instances of emotional intelligence that will show up at a workplace, behaviour such as blaming others, incompetence to accept critical feedback, passive aggressive behaviour among others. (Craemer, n.d) In the workplace a range of emotions will appear such as “jealousy, happiness, hate, anger, envy, enthusiasm and fear are experienced.” (Ashkanasy, 2012) the presence of such emotions can lead to several positive and negative outcomes for work performance, including: increased creativity, a focus on priority tasks, the negative consequences however are pessimism and aggressive behaviours that can hinder performance. There are many people who are not content with anger as emotion so instead of recognizing and “responding to anger in appropriate ways, some people are more likely to deny that they are angry.” (Taylor, 2015) This denial leads to passive-aggressive behaviour. For instance when a co-worker is mad at someone they may indirectly take it out on them, for example by not giving them an important notification. However with emotionally intelligent people, when they are upset they will
Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, use, and understand emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, efficiently communicate, empathize with others, overcome challenges, and to defuse conflict. By harnessing emotional intelligence, we can modify our own behavior and our interaction with other people. By utilizing high emotional intelligence, we are able to recognize our won emotional state and the emotional states of others, and engage with others in a way that draws them nearer to you (Cherry, 2015).
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Emotions are frequent companions in our lives. They come and go, and constantly change like the weather. They generate powerful chemicals that create positive and negative feelings, which have a powerful effect on leadership. Some emotions can either facilitate leadership, while others can detract from successful leadership. This course, Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, has truly opened my eyes to the affects that emotions have on being an effective leader. Peter Salovey and John Mayer defined emotional intelligence as “the ability to monitor one’s own and other’s feelings and emotions to use the information to guide one’s thinking and actions” (p. 5). This definition in itself states that emotions, whether it be ones own emotions or those of others, is the underlying factor that directs the actions of a leader. Therefore, throughout the progression (advancement) of this course, I have learned the importance of the development of emotional intelligence for being an effective leader, and because of this I plan on developing the capacities that contribute to being an emotionally intelligent leader for my own success, now and in the future.
In the book Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, the central thesis that he tries to point out is that emotional intelligence may be more important than I.Q. in determining a person’s well being and success in life. At first I didn’t know what Goleman was talking about when he said emotional intelligence, but after reading the book I have to say that I agree completely with Goleman. One reason for my acceptance of Goleman's theory is that academic intelligence has little to do with emotional life. To me, emotions can be just as intelligent as your I.Q. In this essay I hope to provide sufficient evidence to show why I agree with Goleman’s thesis on emotional intelligence.
Emotional Intelligence, also known as ‘EI’, is defined as the ability to recognize, authoritize and evaluate emotions. The ability to control and express our own emotions is very important but so is our ability to understand, interpret and respond to the emotions of others. To be emotionally intelligent one must be able to perceive emotions, reason with emotions, understand emotions and manage emotions.
An individual’s ability to control and express their emotions is just as important as his/her ability to respond, understand, and interpret the emotions of others. The ability to do both of these things is emotional intelligence, which, it has been argued, is just as important if not more important than IQ (Cassady & Eissa, 2011). Emotional intelligence refers to one’s ability to perceive emotions, control them, and evaluate them. While some psychologists argue that it is innate, others claim that it is possible to learn and strengthen it. Academically, it has been referred to as social intelligence sub-set. This involves an individual’s ability to monitor their emotions and feelings, as well as those of others, and to differentiate them in a manner that allows the individuals to integrate them in their actions and thoughts (Cassady & Eissa, 2011).
The scope of emotional intelligence includes the verbal and nonverbal appraisal and expression of emotion, the regulation of emotion in the self and others, and the utilization of emotional content in problem solving. (pp. 433)
Mayer, J.D., Salovey, P., Caruso, D.R. (2000). Emotional intelligence as Zeitgeist, as personality, and as a mental ability. The Handbook of Emotional Intelligence, ed/. J.D.A. Parker 9San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp92-117.
Emmerling, R. J., & Goleman, D. (2003). EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: ISSUES AND COMMON MISUNDERSTANDINGS. Issues and Recent Developments in Emotional Intelligence, 1(1), 1-32.
In looking at emotional intelligence, this is not a new concept. It can be traced back to Edward Thorndike study of social intelligence (Cartwright & Pappas, 2008). This type of intelligence is defined in “the ability to understand and manage people” along with taking this ability and applying it to oneself (Cartwright & Pappas, 2008, p. 152). The concept of emotions of how one deals with these internally and externally with others was discovered but it was difficult to measure (Bradberry & Su, 2006).
Now for the professional stuff, how much does Emotional Intelligence have on your professional success? Lets just say a lot, emotional intelligence is the strongest predictor of performance. Your emotional intelligence impacts most everything you say or do each day, and it can be developed. The pathway for your emotional intelligence starts in the brain, at the spinal cord. Your primary senses enter here and must travel to the front of your brain before you can think about your experiences. They first however travel through the limbic system, the place where emotions are generated. So we have an emotional reaction to events before the rational brain is able to engage. It requires effective communication between the two parts of your brain. Emotional Intelligence has a huge system making it so much easier for you to control and stay aware of your emotions. Now, I’m going to tell you my experiences with Emotional
An increasing percent of the population begins to know the idea of emotional intelligence. This concept was firstly developed by two American university professors, John Mayer and Peter Salovey (1990) and they concluded that, people with high emotional quotient are supposed to learn more quickly due to their abilities. Another psycologist named Daniel Goleman (1995) extended the theory and also made it well-known. In his articles and books, he argued that people with high emotional quotient do better than those with low emotional quotient. In this essay, it will be argued that high emotional intelligence can influence work performance positively to a relatively high extent. Both benefits and limitations of a high level of EI in the workplace will be discussed and a conclusion will be drawn at the end of this essay.
These articles have proven that emotional intelligence results in stronger relationships, success in school and eventually the ability for adolescents to achieve their future careers and personal goals. An important lesson learned from these articles is that emotional intelligence is an important quality to have in life, not only to succeed academically but to improve a person’s overall happiness. Although some believe that emotional intelligence and academic achievement are not associated with each other, these articles prove otherwise. The ability to adapt feelings, to problem solve, and to manage emotional feelings has been proven to lead to higher GPAs. Unfortunately students experience an abundance of stressors beyond school work, therefore it is important for students to understand how to cope with these life situations as they can consume their daily thought processes and affect their GPA’s. This is why educating adolescents to be successful in their future requires education that fosters both academic and emotional intelligence abilities. Not only can this improve academic abilities, but it can also improve the overall happiness of a person. Future research should test to see how emotional intelligence affects people of different studies and different personalities so that educators can have different strategies for different people. This is important because in one of my articles it seems that science students have a lower emotional intelligence than art students. Therefore, emotional intelligence characteristics should be taught to students in this major as it is proven to have a bigger impact on their academic achievement.After this debate I have learned a lot about emotional intelligence and its importance to students academic success. As a future educator, I would like to see my students succeed and I believe implementing emotional
Goleman, D., 2005. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.