Emotional Intelligence

Get Smart: Emotional Intelligence and Your Competitive Advantage

When a person goes for an interview, or a meeting with a prospective client, the most important thing is the “first impression.” From the start, it is the perception and emotion that rule in the new encounter, or guide the way to the new agreement. People are drawn to what makes them feel good and comfortable, and they often make decisions based on their emotions. Without minimizing the importance of IQ, the fact is, if one has to choose between good data combined with good feeling and good data combined with bad emotions, the former undoubtedly wins.

Emotional intelligence includes such skills as self-awareness, assertiveness, flexibility, and reality testing – all of which have become very important in everyday corporate and individual life. A person who aims at self-fulfillment and progress in life cannot afford to disregard their state of emotional intelligence. To read this full-length article by JIU professor and leadership expert Grazyna Maria Gasiorowska, click here.