What is emotional Intelligence ?
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to perceive, interpret, demonstrate, control, evaluate, and use emotions to communicate with and relate to others effectively and constructively.
Importance of EI at work place?
EI plays a huge role in many aspects at the work placative you develop emotional intelligence, you will thrive in any conditions that come your way. Having high level of EI will benefit you not just at workplace but also improve overall quality of your life because being able to understand and manage emotions can lead to an overall better outlook on life and leave you feeling more positive about yourself and situations.
Benefits of EI At the workplace
1.Better co-ordination
2.Better work environment
3.Less conflicts
4.Benefits to your success
5.Develops self-control that is needed in crisp situations
Effects of Negative Emotions at Work Place
1. Anger
Anger can cause you many opportunities at the workplace because when you are angry ,you just can not see things as they are & you see things from a distorted perspective.
How? Deep BR
Ways to control
1. Do deep breathing
2. Talk to someone you trust
3. Jealousy
Being sad at other people’s success can be an obstacle in your success.
Ways t control
1.keep a distance from people who try to make you feel down
2.Practice what you preach
It means set a discipline in your life that you are only going to focus on yourself & not others and follow that. This will help you to stop being jealous and focus on yourself.
3. Fear
In a workplace culture where fear is the dominant energy, employees feel anxious and frequently worry about unwanted consequences including job loss.
Ways to control
1.Build trust in the team
Lead with strength and not weaknesses
2.Depression
Toxic work environment and being overworked can all lead to depression at the workplace.
Ways to control
1.Seek assistance
2.Practice self care
How to manage Emotional Intelligence
1.Self – awareness
2. Motivation
3.Sympathy
4. Social – awareness
5. Self Regulation
IMPACT – Magic Mantra of EQ
1. I – Insight
2. M- Motivation
3. P- Planning
4. A- Authenticity
5, C- Communication
6. T- Tracking
Case Study: Emotional Intelligence
Rahul is very angry at his co-worker Shyam as he cheated him on a project. In anger, he beats Shyam very badly. Shyam also beats Rahul and there is a huge conflict. When the matter is taken to the boss, both are fired from the job.
In this case,both had low emotional intelligence hence they could not control their emotions and that cost them their job
So it is essential to develop emotional intelligence for you success.
