Career & Communication · 45 sec
Emotional intelligence
A useful lens for working and communicating with other people.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
Emotional intelligence (EI), also known as emotional quotient (EQ), is the ability to perceive, use, understand, manage, and handle emotions.
- How it works
High emotional intelligence includes emotional recognition of emotions of the self and others, using emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, discerning between and labelling different
- Why it matters
feelings, and adjusting emotions to adapt to environments.
Why this matters
Use Emotional intelligence to make your next conversation or work decision more deliberate.
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Use Emotional intelligence to make your next conversation or work decision more deliberate.
Test your recall
Which idea belongs to the explanation of Emotional intelligence?
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
- Why it matters
Emotional intelligence (EI), also known as emotional quotient (EQ), is the ability to perceive, use, understand, manage, and handle emotions.