The Power of Emotional Intelligence

By MENTES LIBRES

THE POWER OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

 

In general terms, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EI) refers to the ability to PERSUME, CONTROL and ASSESS EMOTIONS, one's own and those of others.

 

Three main definitions

 

• Skill Models (EI)
• Mixed models of (EI)
• Feature Model (EI)

 

 

Skill Models (EI)

 

 

It is about "the ability to perceive emotion, to integrate emotion to facilitate thinking, to understand emotions and to regulate emotions to promote personal growth".

 

 

Mixed models of EI

 

 

This is the model introduced by Daniel Goleman that defines EI as a wide range of competencies and skills that drive leadership performance.

 

 

EI Trait Model 

 

 

The EI trait is "a constellation of self-perceptions related to emotions located on lower personality levels. The EI trait refers to an individual's own perceptions of his or her emotional capabilities, as opposed to the capability-based model that refers to actual capabilities. However, the assessment of actual abilities has proven to be very resistant to scientific measurement, so the reality is that there may be little to choose from among them.

 

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE POWER OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

• Language: English
• Publisher: MENTES LIBRES
• Release date: Feb 11, 2021
• ISBN: 9781393017431

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THE POWER OF

EMOTIONAL

INTELLIGENCE

INDEX

Introduction to Emotional Intelligence

Chapter 1: The Emotional Brain

Chapter 2: Strengthening your IE and increasing your IQ

Chapter 3: Strategies for self-awareness

Chapter 4: 10 Exercises to strengthen your team's IE

Final thoughts

Introduction to Emotional Intelligence

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In general terms, Emotional Intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate one's own and other people's emotions.

EI is a relatively new area of study. Its first roots go back to Darwin's work on the importance of emotional expression for survival. In the 20th century, the issue of intelligence was discussed mainly in terms of cognitive aspects such as memory and problem solving, although several influential researchers had begun to recognize the importance of non-cognitive aspects.

In 1920, E. L. Thorndike used the term social intelligence to describe the ability to understand and manage other people.

The term emotional intelligence is often attributed to Wayne Payne's 1985 doctoral dissertation, A Study of Emotion: Developing Emotional Intelligence, but media interest was only sparked in 1995 after a Time magazine article on Daniel Goleman's bestseller, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ.

Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer have been the leading researchers on emotional intelligence ever since, defining emotional intelligence as "the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one's own and another's feelings and emotions, to discriminate between them, and to use this information to guide one's thoughts and actions.

Several different models are currently proposed for the definition of emotional intelligence, and researchers still disagree on how the term should be used. Some think that emotional intelligence can be learned and then strengthened,