"The Importance of Emotional Intelligence"

"The Importance of Emotional Intelligence"   by Perry Akasha Lonsdale

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"The Importance of Emotional Intelligence"

- by Akasha Lonsdale

(c) Akasha Lonsdale. All Rights Reserved.

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For centuries, emphasis has been placed on academic

learning, qualifications and how intelligent a person was,

ie: their IQ. Anything emotional was encouraged to stay

hidden behind the “stiff upper lip” rather than being

acknowledged and expressed. Attending “the school of hard

knocks” was character forming. When employee training was

introduced in the business world, the programmes focused on

areas relating to reason and logic – anything to do with

interpersonal relationships was wishy-washy and classed as

soft skills.

However all this is changing and not before time. The

advances in neuroscience and brain imaging techniques have

enabled scientists to confirm what we all suspected – that

when we are confronted by situations that are life

threatening or that we “perceive” are so, reason and logic

fly out the window and what emerges is a primitive, ready-

to-fight Neanderthal in modern day attire. The section of

the brain responsible for this instant bypass is the

amygdala, hence the new term “the amygdala hijack”.

So for the first time, the importance of emotions has been

acknowledged. What we need to ensure is that those emotions

are appropriate to the circumstances and to do this we need

to develop emotional intelligence, which researchers now

consider to be far more important than traditional IQ.

Take, for example, a group of senior managers applying for a

top position. They might all have MBAs but who will make

the most successful leader? The answer: the person with the

highest level of EI – the person able to create resonance

with others, to display empathy and be an inspiring leader

without being a traditional autocrat. Conversely, in

research undertaken by Hay/McBer and Goleman, the two main

reasons found for key executive failure were:

Rigidity (unable to adapt or take on board feedback and

learn) Poor relationships (alienating others)

Daniel Goleman, who has pioneered much of the information

about Emotional Intelligence, categorises EI into four main

headings: Self-Awareness, Self- Management, Relationship

Management and Social Awareness. These are then subdivided

into a total of 18 competencies, with each competency

containing a number of checklist criteria. For example the

competencies within Self-Awareness are Emotional self-

awareness, Accurate self assessment and Self-confidence. The

checklist criteria under Emotional self-awareness being:

- Are attuned to their inner signals

- Recognise how their feelings affect them

and their job performance

- Are attuned to their guiding values

- Can often intuit the best course of action because

in a complex situation, they see bigger picture

- Tend to be candid and authentic, speaking openly

about their emotions or with conviction about their

guiding vision

An effective business leader will display strengths from at

least one of each of the sub categories.

So a good starting point is to become more self-aware. This

will mean that we can manage our emotions more effectively,

learn to communicate more authentically, take ownership of

what we think and say, develop empathy and respect

difference. The end result is that we feel more empowered

and the knock-on effect of that can only be positive.

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About Perry Akasha Lonsdale

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You can read more about Emotional Intelligence in Perry

Akasha’s book “How to do life – powerful pointers for

powerful living”. Packed with practical information,

insights and ideas, numerous tips, easy to follow How To’s

and Pause Points, this down to earth, reader friendly book

is essential reading for anyone who wants to be more

effective in their life and relationships.

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