Emotional Intelligence

& workplace cultures

Emotions are essential cognitive data. Being open to this data enables us to use our emotion for greater situational awareness, and to make informed decisions.  This is what we mean when we talk about emotional intelligence.

Emotional intelligence consists of four abilities

• to identify how people feel

• to use emotions to help you think clearly

• to understand how emotions motivate and engage

• to include and manage emotions in your decision making to optimise choice and agency

The MSCEIT model (Mayer, Salovey and Caruso) of emotional intelligence, is based on these four abilities, It shows us how these ability areas work together as emotional skills that, like all skills, can be developed and mastered.

This is good news - because it means we can all become more effective at managing our emotions, reducing our emotional reactivity and using the emotional data we receive to better understand and navigate our responsibilities and our ambitions.

With the MSCEIT model, you can even test yourself against a universal, expert standard, to determine where you are in each of those four ability areas. This can help you see your existing strengths and help you set your emotional intelligence goals. If you’re interested in learning more - contact me here.

Or see the link for Emotional Intelligence Assessment:

www.scienceandwellbeing/training-and-development-programs