Self awareness, self control, social perception and influence are the 4 major building blocks to Emotional Intelligence. These are skills that anyone can work on and improve. Over 30 years of research show that improving Emotional Intelligence leads to greater career success and personal fulfillment.
Personal Skill Spotlight: Impulse Control
Impulse control is a skill related to the emotional intelligence skill of self control. People with high levels of impulse control are able to focus for longer periods of time, can navigate stressful more methodically, and resolve interpersonal conflicts with a cool head.
People-Pleasing: an under-appreciated problem
People-pleasing is a problem for the whole organization. It’s bad for the mental health of the people pleaser, it’s bad for transparency and it never helps the bottom line.