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An Evidence Based Tool To Boost Your Emotional Intelligence

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence, Positive Psychology

You’ve read a book on emotional intelligence or you’ve attended a workshop and you liked it. You realize that these competencies and skills can help you move forward in your career, be a more effective leader, make better decisions and develop stronger interpersonal relationships. So what’s next? What is the best way to learn and [...]

Reality Testing: Do You Live In Your Head Or Are You Tuned In To Your Environment?

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence
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  Reality Testing is part of the Decision Making composite, which also includes Problem Solving and Impulse Control. What is Reality Testing? Reality Testing is the capacity to remain objective by seeing things as they really are. This involves recognizing when emotions or personal bias can cause one to be less objective. Reality testing involves [...]

Social Responsibility: What is Your Contribution to Your Community?

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence
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Social Responsibility is part of the Interpersonal composite in the Emotional Intelligence model. It is a desire and ability to get involved and contribute to your community, to society and to others in general. What is Social Responsibility? Are you actively involved in teams, groups, or your community? Do you show concern for others and [...]

Empathy: Are You “In Tune” with Others?

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence

Empathy is a key aspect of interpersonal relationships. Emotional empathy – whether low or high – powerfully affects either way each and every of your interpersonal relationships. What is Empathy? Are you good at “emotionally reading” others? Can you easily put yourself in some one else’s shoes? Empathy is the ability to understand and appreciate [...]

Are Your Interpersonal Relationships Mutually Satisfying?

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence
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  The Interpersonal composite of the EQ-i framework is about Social Intelligence and builds on your Self-Perception and Self-Expression skills. Your internal world and how you express what is going on inside yourself combine to influence the type of interpersonal relationships that you develop.  Three competencies here – Interpersonal Relationships, Empathy and Social Responsibility. This [...]

Independence: How Self-Directed Are You?

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence

Independence is part of the self-expression building block of emotional intelligence, along with emotional expression and assertiveness. I covered emotional expression in my last post and my next post will be on assertiveness. What is Independence? Are you self-directed and self-controlled? Are you free of emotional dependency? Independence is the ability to make decisions on [...]