What is Emotional Intelligence and Why is it Important?

While your IQ (intelligence) might have gotten you in the door to your job, EQ (Emotional Quotient or Emotional Intelligence) will help you continue your career success and strengthen those important relationships.

Emotional Intelligence is the capacity to understand and manage our own feelings and skillfully tune into the feelings of others – thus helping us to lead and collaborate more effectively.

In this world of increasing organizational complexity and high demands, courageous and people-centric leaders are needed to navigate through the challenges, foster innovation and build organizations where people thrive.

Research shows that these learnable and measurable EQ skills can improve leadership effectiveness, communication and the bottom line.

Leaders with high EQ are more likely to make better decisions, communicate more effectively and have a more positive influence on their teams and organizations. In addition, emotionally intelligent leaders are known to inspire and lead, mobilizing others towards making a positive impact in the world.