Emotional intelligence (EQ) is critical for career success. EQ has to do with how we manage ourselves and how we interact with others. In research conducted by Daniel Coleman, 67% of the abilities thought to distinguish the best performers were emotional competencies.
Below describe the eight components of how we manage ourselves:
1. Self-Awareness: Believing that challenges can be met, a realistic self-assessment, recognition of your moods and drives, and viewing yourself as capable.
2. Self Regulation: The ability to control or redirect our impulses. Being conscious, having the ability to organize and achieve goals, and the ability to fulfill obligations.
3. Emotional Self-Control: Emotional discipline, the ability to control your emotions and suppress your more hostile feelings, and to manage how your emotions flow.
4. Flexibility: Being able to enjoy the challenge of change and ambiguity, manage variety, and view the experience as information you can draw from in the future.
5. Motivation: The ability to pursue goals with energy, drive and optimism.
6. Achievement: The drive to do well within a structure, and through your own initiative.
7. Resilience: Being able to use resources efficiently, not get discouraged and be persistent in setting goals.
8. Well-Being and Stress Management: The maintenance of good physical and mental well-being, being optimistic about the future, and being able to draw from coping resources.
Coming soon: The Interpersonal Components of Emotional Intelligence
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About the Author:
Deborah Brown (Debbie) founded Atlanta based D&B Consulting, Inc. in 1993 to provide executive career and leadership coaching, and executive career transitions and outplacement services to organizations and individuals. She is a Master Practitioner of the MBTI personality assessment and a Certified Social + Emotional Intelligence Coach® through the Institute of Social + Emotional Intelligence® of Denver, Colorado. Debbie earned the SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) certification.