Not so fast Brainiacs! Why IQ isn't as important as you think.

It is the general consensus of the public that those among us with genius level IQ's are the most successful people around. They get into the best colleges, have high paying job offers coming in every which way, and do the best at their work. I felt this way also until I came across a presentation by author and psychologist Daniel Goleman, who is a proponent against the importance played on a person's IQ. Rather than focus on someone's smarts, Goleman bases his view on a human's brain on how they handle themselves and their relationships, or their emotional intelligence. He stresses the importance of this because while one's IQ is only based on a person's smarts, emotional intelligence controls all the other abilities our brain is responsible for. This means that the geniuses with only a sky high IQ are considered more limited by Goleman in comparison to their coworkers with high amounts of emotional intelligence.

Goleman continues his approach on his belief when discussing what companies should look for in new employes. He says that they should look at the qualities that make their star workers so great in comparison to average workers and look for the same traits in possible employees. When doing this, Goleman says it will be clear that while a good IQ is necessary to be considered for an opening, a high emotional intelligence is going to fit in with the star worker mode. Goleman breaks down the top six qualities employers should look for when trying to hire stars in the making :

(1.) a singular drive to achieve

(2.) have an impact / influence

(3.) pattern recognition analysis

(4.) takes on challenges without being told

(5.) persistent in tackling problems

(6.) self confident

Every one of these star worker qualities properly describes a person with a great emotional intelligence. This information goes on to show that while it is nice to have a ton of smarts, workers need to be well rounded in today's world to get to the top.

To view Goleman's piece on this topic, click the link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hoo_dIOP8k

Traditionally society has measured a person's potential for success by their intelligence as measurable by IQ. However recent insight into what makes a leader great may suggest that IQ is only a part of one's ability to be successful and potentially not even the most important part. This is a theory championed by a prominent writer and psychologist Daniel Goleman, who recently spoke to an audience of Google employees.
The basis of Dr. Goleman's belief is the existence of different types of intelligence, specifically intellectual and emotional. He says that although test and other academic means may be able to measure IQ they do not give an accurate reading of emotional intelligence and it is this latter trait that plays the largest role in determining the success of a leader. His beliefs also firmly rest on the relationship between IQ and emotional intelligence being random.
The essence of Dr. Goleman's belief is that at a certain level of leadership the entire population is at or beyond an above average IQ emotional intelligence will still have a random distribution and those who are most adept in this category will most likely succeed. These leaders will be able to use their left pre-frontal cortex to control the instinctual stress responses of the amygdala and allow the person to best focus on finding a solution. Goleman also argues that it is necessary to have emotional intelligence to make decisions because although it is largely IQ that reasons costs and benefits it is the emotions that can then compare those cost and benefits to prioritize the solutions. It is thus just as important that one spend time developing emotional intelligence as well as IQ.

IQ vs. EQ

Emotional intelligence describes the ability, capacity, skill or ability, to identify, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups. Daniel Goleman spends much of his time being an advocate for the importance of Emotional intelligence. He explains that emotional intelligence is very important in determining success. He goes on to explain that it can be even more important that an individual’s IQ when determining job success.


He then talks about how the brain evolved from the bottom up from evolution. He states that when it got to mammals they needed a brain that can register emotions. He then goes on to explain how a structure in the mid brain called the Amygdala. Most information goes to the sensory cortex, but a small part of it goes to the Amygdala that scans to see if it is a threat. He then explains that it is a hair trigger and has the ability to activate and axis that preoccupies our attention to what emotion overwhelms us.

There are four parts to emotional intelligence. The first is self awareness which is very important for decision making. The second is Self-management which has to do with self control. The third and fourth are social awareness and relationship management. According to Daniel Goleman, these four parts are what make up emotional intelligence.

To take an emotional intelligence test you can go here.....

http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl_eq_quiz.htm

Emotional Intelligence

Success in the American society often refers to the financial aspect; the more money one makes, the bigger the house and the nicer the car, and thus success. Especially in America today, IQ, GPA, and SAT are common, everyday acronyms that, from an early age, define success. One who receives straight A's and graduates Summa Cum Laude is the one whom is admired by his or her fellow students. However, in my humble opinion, success is not defined by wealth, nor popularity, nor security. Success can only be defined by you.
Thus the world of Emotional Intelligence. This concept introduces the belief that success, rather than just money or natural intelligence, is defined by our Social intelligence. The individual who does not only have the natural intelligence but also the social intelligence is the most successful. This emotional intelligence focuses on 4 main aspects: Understanding, Managing, Perceiving, and Using your emotions. By accomplishing and mastering these concepts, one is able to be socially applicable and have high self-motivation along with high self-confidence.

The "all-around" person is one who is generally referred to as being intelligent, whether it be in school, society, or both. These people are more generally the first hired in the "real" world, as they show their employers both the mental and emotional intelligence needed to be "successful." For these employers, the leadership and social abilities are more important to their business than solely intellectual ability.

Daniel Goleman's video reintroduces an eye-opening idea that can benefit society. Emotional intelligence is arguably the most important aspect of having success, not just the intellectual aspect (see picture above). In most cases, Emotional Intelligence is more important than intellectual intelligence, and needs to be widely accepted as such.

Emotional Intelligence vs. IQ

It would be easy to assume that those who are most successful in life are those that have the highest IQ's, or the highest levels of intelligence. However, Daniel Goleman argues that IQ is only a part of what makes people succeed, but not necessarily the most important part. Factors of emotional intelligence that govern success (more-so than raw intellect does) include emotional mastery, motivation and empathy. IQ is a threshold ability which means that you must be smart enough to get into the game (i.e. college, grad school), but what allows you to become an emergent leader is your level of emotional intelligence. For example, self-mastery is a very important cause of success, and this is controlled in the basil ganglia, which observes every situation we do in life and decides what works and what does not. This tells us what is right or wrong as a gut feeling. Those who are successful have an active "social brain" which is wired to connect with the social brain of another personal and this reads everyone else's non-verbal cues. For all of these reasons, emotional intelligence plays a more significant role in determining one's success than raw intelligence, or IQ, alone. It is what causes one to stand out and emerge as a leader after entering the game.

Don't be afraid to show emotions, everybody my age does. It's the coolest.

The old saying, "You can't judge a book by its cover," means that when you have only seen the surface of something, you cannot know what is on the inside. Researcher Daniel Goleman is trying to open people’s minds to show how our emotions may be more important than our IQ. Our EQ, or our Emotional Intelligence, relates to how we handle other people and situations that arise. In handling these situations humans are actually controlling their emotions to keep determined and succeed. In other words we may now be able to attribute someone's success to their EQ and how they control their emotions. All emotions affect our lives either negatively or positively. So don't be afraid to show your emotions, even if you do get embarrassed, because it’s how you use you EQ in response to the situation that will lead you to success.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoD9LCGsjas

Emotional Intelligence vs. IQ, which is smarter?

A person's IQ has always been a used as a measure of a person potential to acheive success in the workplace. However Daniel Goleman argues that emotional intelligence is more important in becoming a leader and a success in the workplace. Emotional intelligence stresses factors like self-awareness, motivation, empathy, emotional mastery, and social effectiveness. If you are want to understand what Emotional Intelligence is a bit more try finding out your own EIQ here.

http://discoveryhealth.queendom.com/eiq_abridged_access.html

Dr. Goleman stressed six distinguishing abilities that are tell tale signs of an emotionally intelligent person in the workplace.

#1 - A Singular Drive to Acheive

• displaying high internal standard and sets challenging goals

#2 - Impact or Influence those around them

• hold their own in a debate, or influence and audience

#3 - Pattern Recognition

• Able to identify underlying problems

#4 - Analysis

• Can draw logical conclusions

#5 - Takes on Challenges
#6 - Self-Confidence

A person displaying these traits is an extremely emotionally intelligent person and according to Dr. Goleman will be a success as a leader in the workplace. In the battle of IQ vs. Emotional Intelligence Dr. Goleman shows that IQ is a qualifying basis that can get you into "the game." However without emotional intelligence you will not be able to go very far. A leader must posses the skills to understand his or her own emotions and the emotions of those around them.

A crucial part of managing your emotions is managing your "fight or flight" response. When confronted with a problem or stress at work your amygdala will activate and in some cases even "Hijack" your body. Chemicals readying your body to react against a physical stress will only increase your stress at work and can cause you to react inappropriately in the workplace.
Watch this video to further understand the amygdala hijack and its affect today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShAeGDqT0xU

Humans, more then a number

I found it very interesting to see numbers become a threshold and not a definition of who somebody will be. In a world that is dominated by GPA and S.A.T scores it was interesting to see somebody who believed that the most successful people are intelligent yes, but also posses the intangibles to succeed. This is called emotional intelligence, which is to say the ability to handle your emotions in order to succeed in the work place. Human capabilities are more than numbers; we are controlled by the Frontal Cortex and the Amygdala. They control our decisions and can sometime betray us in an amygdala hijack. Without these two parts of the brain working in tandem we cannot function well. The lawyer who had the connection split lost control of his life could no longer think comprehensively, yes his IQ was still high but he could not put it to use. Humans cannot be measured in numbers, especially in the work place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7x8URq-lJI&feature=PlayList&p=08FD34426220FA15&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=50 Is EQ better then IQ, explanation of how it effects your daily life in and out of the work place by Susan Dunn.

Heart Over Head : Emotional Intelligence's Impact on Success

Everything in our world is fueled by competition. The quickest way to measure individuals against each other is with standardized testing. These are good for judging raw intelligence and IQ, but we are learning there is more to success than just this. Researchers such as David Goleman are opening people's eyes to a whole new aspect of the brain, the Emotional Intelligence. The emotional intelligence refers to our social intelligence. This is our ability to handle ourselves, relate to others, strive for success, and stay motivated. In fact, a study done by MIT found that their most prosperous alumni were not the students who attended with top grades, but those who participated in other aspects of the school environment such as clubs and teams, therefore exhibiting emotional intelligence. In essence, as long as some one has the determination and drive within, the sky is the limit.

Is Emotional Intelligence the Key to Success?

Author Daniel Goleman seems to think so. Goleman argues that emotional not intellectual intelligence is more important in determining the success of an individual. Emotional intelligence consists of building relationships, self-awareness, life lessons, adapting to change and other soft skills. These soft skills Goleman, argues have hard consequences, mainly leading to the success of the individual. When people are asked to state what qualities or abilities successful leaders have, they majority of the skills are under emotional intelligence. This means that indeed the most successful people are those with a higher emotional intelligence rather than intellectual intelligence.

In his lecture Goleman discusses the importance of the connection between the amygdala and the pre-frontal cortex (executive center) of the brain in emotional intelligence. The PFC is in charge of regulating, evaluating, and calming amygdala impulses so as to stop an individual from doing something rash. This also serves to trigger the moods and emotions in an individual, and thus is a important component to self awareness. This connection is important to maintaining any level of emotional intelligence, as Goleman proves with his example of the lawyer whose connection between the PFC and amygdala was cut. The lawyer who had a very high IQ was incapable of keeping a job or maintaining any personal relationships. This was because the connection between the the PFC and Amygdala had been lost and with it the lawyer's emotional intelligence. This proves that IQ alone is not a key for success.

Goleman also comments on the fact that successful people are individuals who are able to discern others emotions and connect with them. Goleman stresses that a social connection with others is a key component to success and emotional intelligence. Goleman gives the example of a debate between a monk and a professor prone to argument. In the beginning of debate the professor was very quick to become upset, while the monk was entirely calm. By the end of the debate the monk's calmness had influenced the emotions of the professor who by the end of the debate had calmed down as well.

Emotional intelligence is something that develops and grows as individuals grow and gain wisdom, it is woven into the very basics of the human species. Goleman proves that emotional intelligence definitely plays a key role in the success of a person.

IQ v. EQ : Which is More Successful?

When you think of the most successful people in the world, your mind might think of those with the highest IQ. IQ is a measure of one’s intelligence, which can be applied to one’s behavior and abilities. There are many theories of intelligence, including Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligence and Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence.

Having a high IQ proves that you have book smarts, but without emotional intelligence, how can you be socially coherent? In today's world, communications skills are more important than having the best GPA. According to Daniel Goleman, “emotions have the primary survival function”. It is the way you interact with others that helps to mold you. There are four demands of emotional intelligence or EQ: understanding your emotions, managing your emotions, perceiving your emotions, and using your emotions. The toddler in this clip is demonstrating that he understands emotions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0onYFBluUuQ

When looking at a pool of applicants for a job, Goleman says an employer should use competence modeling. This method doesn’t just the applicants on their IQ or test scores, but it compares them to others who held the job in the past. He says that emotional intelligence matters more than IQ in the workplace, and you can’t expect IQ alone to be highly effective at a job. People who have a higher EQ tend to be more self-driven and hold leadership roles. If you possess EQ, you will tend to lead a more successful life.

Daniel Goleman explains how vital emotional intelligence is to become successful in life. No longer is high IQ believed to catapult you ahead of the pack, but how stressors affect your performance. Emotional stress always creates a hierarchy of events that completely change both your sequence of thinking and your actions to combat that stressor. This kind of reminds me of the fight or flight response. Success is achieved on how you react emotionally to stress, whether you let that stress slide or you take it hard.

Goleman's Secret to Success

Daniel Goleman, the author of the #1 best seller, Emotional Intelligence, gives hope to all the people who struggle to achieve high test scores or don't meet the requirements for having a high intelligence quotient (IQ). Goleman stresses the point that the most successful people in this world, especially in the work place, have a common characteristic of high emotional intelligence.

According to Goleman there are six aspects of emotional intelligence. The first of these aspects is having a drive to achieve. A person who has a very high IQ can be absolutely useless if they do not have a drive to achieve. Therefore a person who has an average IQ who has a drive to achieve can be much more useful than a person with a high IQ and no drive to achieve.

The next part of emotional intelligence is the ability to successfully persuade and argue with others. In my opinion this characteristic has a small trace within the IQ but relates to emotional intelligence because of the need to be reasonable and have the ability to relate to people.

The next characteristic is pattern recognition and the ability to see what matters. This deals with knowing when to care deeply about things and knowing when to let things go. It is connected to social intelligence and something that a person with a high IQ can easily lack. Another characteristic within emotional intelligence is the ability to analyze and change problems. A person with a high IQ may able to remember important facts and be considered intelligent for that, but someone with high emotional intelligence is analyze certain things so that they have a value, even though they may not be able to remember as many things. The next aspect of emotional intelligence is initiative, or taking on challenges without having to be asked. This characteristic is often highly valued in the work place. Interns often use their initiative to get a job in order to make up for defects in a resume.

Finally, one more very important aspect of emotional intelligence, is self-confidence. This aspect of emotional intelligence can increase a persons general value because a confident in one's self allows one to bring out their positive qualities. A person with just as many positive qualities who isn't self-confident will not appear to having any value because their positive characteristics will not be revealed without a sense of confidence.

In conclusion, there are many different definitions for intelligence. Some say that it is the

ability to comprehend while others say that it is the ability to memorize. Either way intelligence

is often a measure of a person's ability to succeed. This is true in a way, but only if emotional

intelligence is included within this measure of intelligence. Goleman supported this thesis in

his lecture at Google and this theory seems to be taking a strong position within the work place.

The link below is a humorous take on the way some people demonstrate absolutely no intelligence at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lh4RPd8Vwk&feature=related

EQ=Key to Success

Daniel Goleman’s speech examined cognitive psychology in real-life, specifically emotional intelligence (EQ). He argues that intellectual quotient (IQ) is not the only factor that determines if an individual succeeds in a business; EQ is actually unrelated to IQ scores. Goleman supports the idea that an individual’s emotional intelligence, not intellectual quotient, reveals his or her ability to be an outstanding leader. Emotional intelligence is defined as how a person behaves by managing his or her emotions and empathizing with other people’s feelings so they can interact and communicate effectively. According to Goleman, emotional intelligence is catalytic for other abilities in life; companies should be looking for a strong emotional intelligence rather than a high IQ when looking to hire. Those with high emotional intelligence are found to have social and educational success in life.

Daniel Goleman discusses emotional and social intelligence in an interview with Harvard University’s Senior Editor of Harvard Business Review:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv0o1oh9f4

Furthermore, Goleman declares how emotional intelligence integrates different parts of the brain including the amygdala and prefrontal cortex which impact decision making and one’s ability to prioritize their emotions. Overall, EQ is a key component when looking at the mental processes of cognitive psychology.

This is a video of the marshmallow experiment Daniel Goleman described in his speech with relation to learning how to deal with impulsiveness when making decisions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMkn4J_l9uU&feature=related

EQ is the New IQ

When people think of intelligence testing, IQ is all that comes to their mind. Daniel Goleman changed the way people thought of intelligence and defined a new way to test for success. Emotional Intelligence is a different way of being smart by understanding your emotions (self-awareness); motivating yourself with enthusiasm; staying optimistic; and managing your feelings and relationships. A high IQ can help a person get good grades but the difference with EQ is that it is your people skills and how you control your emotions and use it to your advantage.

Daniel Goleman discusses a new modeling called Competence Modeling which is hiring/selecting someone based on recent employee’s characteristics (that is if they were good employees). In conclusion, Dr. Goleman believes you will be better off in the real world if you have a better understanding of your emotions and goals and also the emotions of those that surround you.

Emotional Intelligence > IQ

Daniel Goleman, like many college admissions staff who turn away high SAT scores for applicants with other achievements, believes that tests used to decide how smart a person is doesn’t actually confirm how successful that person will be in the workplace. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is often defined as a person’s ability to identify, assess, and manage their emotions. Through graphs and real life examples Goleman showed the Google staff that emotional intelligence better provides a measure of success than the intelligence quotient, or IQ. The four domains of emotional intelligence: self awareness, self management, social awareness, and relationship management are shown in the image below.

A person in control of the four domains of emotional intelligence is said to have an active prefrontal cortex.

The amygdala is the part of the brain that responds to negative stimuli and sends the information to the prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex or the executive part of the brain keeps humans from making quick decisions without thinking. There is good news and bad news about this fact. The bad news is that not all people are in control of their prefrontal cortex. The good news is that with meditation and other techniques, Goleman says that a person can control their emotions; therefore, they can increase their chance at success in the workplace!

"Talking Heads and Hearts"

Emotional intelligence, according to Daniel Goleman, is how we handle ourselves and our relationships. In his discussion at Google, Goleman discussed emotional intelligence and its relationship to IQ.

When talking about EI vs. IQ, Goleman uses a competence model that explains how emotional intelligence relates to job success. The facets of this competence model are:

1) The singular drive to achieve

2) Impact or influence - persuasive arguments, debates, etc...

3) Conceptual thinking - pattern recognition, problem solving, etc...

4) Analysis - drawing logical conclusions

5) Taking on challenges

and finally 6) Self-confidence

Goleman stresses that IQ alone is not enough for you to be successful in your job; you must also have the emotional intelligence traits from the competence model.

http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/topics/emotional-intelligence/

Emotional Intelligence vs. IQ

Most people strive to receive good grades and build up their intelligence level in hopes of one day landing their dream job. Daniel Goleman, however, would tell these students to put their books down and instead focus on their emotional intelligence, or the way in which they handle themselves and their relationships with others. Goleman believes that emotional intelligence takes priority over IQ level because IQ measures your ability to do well on a test while emotional intelligence is your actual drive to succeed in the real world. Emotional intelligence allows us to have a vision of how we want to succeed in life, and permits us to put this vision into action by using our emotions to manage people and situations we are faced with at work, home, etc.

When hiring someone for a job, Goleman believes that you should take their emotional intelligence into greater consideration than their IQ level. This is because someone with a high IQ may appear intelligent on paper, but when put in situations where they are forced to aid fellow employees, they are incapable of guiding them in the right direction because they are unable to effectively, sensitively, and properly communicate with them. So being successful does have to do with our emotions, not IQ score. Businesses are looking more and more into people’s emotional intelligence than they are their IQ scores because EQ levels determine a person’s personality and communication skills which are crucial in leading and sustaining a successful business. 

Emotional Intelligence

In the dictionary, intelligence is defined as "the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situation." Dr. Daniel Goleman, emotional intelligence specialist, argues that this has nothing to do with your IQ, but rather your EQ, or emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the way a person handles their emotions and how well they can relate to others. He says that an emotionally intelligent person has six distinguishing characteristics which includes, their strong, internal drive to achieve, their impact or influence, pattern recognition, problem solving abilities, willingness to take on challenges, and self confidence. Goleman believes these "soft skills have hard consequences" and are the reason for peoples success in the work place.

An example that Dr. Goleman uses to explain how emotional intelligence affected a persons success was a story he told about his conversation with a member of the Board of Trustees at MIT. Goleman said that this man had done a study about the largest Alumni donors at MIT and compared them to what they were like while in school. Their study showed that all of the brilliant bookworms with 4.0 GPA's in college donated less than the people who did the work but were also involved in teams or clubs. These people became powerful business leaders, founders, or heads of companies and were able to donate more money to the school because they were more successful. This is because those people had a higher emotional intelligence because they were involved with more and interacted with more people in college than the bookworms. Therefore, these people could understand their feelings as well as others and could relate more to others.

Another study done on emotional intelligence involved preschoolers and marshmallows. 4 year old children from the Stanford preschool were given a marshmallow by an experimenter. The experimenter then told the children that they could eat the marshmallow now, however, if they waited until he got back from running an errand they could have two marshmallows. When the experimenter left the room approximately 2/3 of the kids waiting until he got back to eat the marshmallows. The experimenters then followed up with the kids 14 years later to see how they had developed. The children that had waited to eat their marshmallows surprisingly had more friends in school, and scored 210 points higher on the SATs than the kids that did not wait to eat the marshmallow. This shows that the kids that waited have higher EQ's than the kids who did not wait.

To watch a clip of the marshmallow test click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EjJsPylEOY

Overall, a higher EQ will get you farther in life than IQ will. IQ can help you land a job, but EQ will help you go above and beyond to reach that highest position at that job.

Emotional Intelligence

Dr. Daniel Goleman feels that to be successful not only IQ matters. Emotional intelligence "EQ" is very important. To be successful you need more than just a high IQ. There are more important things then just being smart. You need to be aware and manage your emotions.

The two aspects of emotional intelligence:

- Understanding yourself, your goals, and intentions

- Understanding others and their feelings

IQ should not be the only thing that determines lifetime success. you can be the smartest person in the world but if you do not understand the goals of yourself then actually becoming successful will be hard because you will not know what you want to do in life. With a high EQ

and having a true understanding of yourself and everyone around you, you will realize what you want to accomplish in your future.

Don't be ashamed to cry!

Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, believes that in order to be successful, a high level of emotional intelligence is desirable. He believes that based on the way the brain is structured, these "soft skills", such as empathy, leadership, motivation, and passion give us the leverage to best use our skills and to realize and make full use of our own capabilities.

The importance of Emotional Intelligence is being more and more stressed throughout business offices. Daniel Goleman emphasizes that these "'soft skills' have a hard value in a work environment". He stresses that IQ alone will not make you that much better or more qualified than anyone you work with as the test results will only be separated by a very slight and inadequate number of points. He also states that in all jobs, at most any level, emotional intelligence competencies have a 2:1 ratio of greater importance in achieving success. The greatest sign of this competence is "the singular drive to achieve and to improve performance". Empathy, passion, and motivation are the driving forces behind anyone with a high EQ score. These traits all directly aid and contribute to success.

So go right ahead. Cry, laugh, smile, and frown. Even better, scream at the top of your lungs. The more connected you are with your emotions, the better.

To test your Emotional Intelligence, follow the link below!

http://www.ihhp.com/quiz.php

To test your IQ, follow the link below!

http://www.iqtest.com/prep.html

Emotional Intelligence-The Key to Success

According to Dr. Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence is the key factor for success in the workplace. Emotional Intelligence can be defined as "a form of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor ones own and others feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them, and to use this information to guide ones thinking and action."

EQ is not something that is taught or tested in school like IQ is but we now know that when it comes to being successful in life and in the workplace, EQ is much more important than IQ.

Goleman has found that there are Four Domains of Emotional Intelligence:

1. Self-awareness (emotional self-awareness, accurate self-assessment, and self-confidence)

2. Self-management (emotional self-control, trustworthiness, adaptability, achievement orientation, initiative, optimism, and conscientiousness)

3. Social awareness (empathy, organizational awareness, service orientation)

4. Relationship management (inspirational leadership, influence, developing others, change catalyst, conflict management, building bonds, teamwork and collaboration, and communication)

These four aspects of EQ are further explained in the following video-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R716ljv1-tI

Success requires more than IQ which has tended to be the traditional measure of intelligence. Every person has met someone who is extremely brilliant in academics but cannot socially carry on a conversation, this does not say that those people will not be successful in the workplace, it just says that the ones who are going to flourish and become the CEO's of companies are most likely going to be the ones with a higher EQ.
Emotional Intelligence can further be explained through this Emotional Intelligence Model-

Four Pieces of Emotional Intelligence

Dr. Daniel Goleman challenges how the world views intellect with the idea of "emotional intelligence". This theory holds that a person's IQ is not be the most important factor in determining success in the workplace. Goleman believes that in order to do well one must "be smart enough to get in the game" but not necessarily have the highest IQ. I think emotional intelligence can be split into four interconnected pieces that must fit together properly, much like a puzzle, in order for success: understanding your emotions, managing emotions, perceiving emotions, and using your emotions.

1. Understanding your emotions

This is a crucial step in emotional intelligence because in order to understand others' emotions, you must first understand your own emotions and feelings. The "wisdom of emotions" takes information from past experiences to form the best decision or what is known as a gut feeling. Without this seemingly simple ability, we could not be successful.

2. Managing your emotions

The next branch of emotional intelligence is the ability to be able to successfully manage your own emotions. Once you know what emotion you are feeling, you can only achieve if you do not let those emotions get in the way of your goals. Dr. Goleman added that you do your best when your attention is focused. People who easily allow distractions to prevent them from discovering his or her greatest potential will not do as well as those who are able to control these feelings.

3. Perceiving emotions

This piece involves how one responds to other people's emotions. Someone who is very good at realizing and understanding thoughts will have more success satisfying the other person's needs or desires. This is obviously beneficial in the business world and will greatly increase chances of success at work. Part of our brain called the "social brain" is designed to interact with others. Those who know how to use this part of the brain most effectively will thrive regardless of raw intelligence.

4. Using your emotions

Most successful leaders understand how to use emotions in order to benefit him or her. Not only can emotions be used to be effective and persuasive, but they can also be used to motivate others and most importantly yourself. Goleman explained that the "singular drive to achieve" is the difference between the exceptional and the average.

EQ: A Step Above

Dr. Daniel Goleman’s focus is on the idea that EQ is more important than IQ when it comes to performance in the workplace. He describes EQ as “soft skills with hard consequences”. While IQ analyzes your test taking abilities, it does not necessarily determine your ability for success in the workplace. On the other hand, EQ tells how confident, self-sufficient and prepared you are. Dr. Goleman believes this is what truly determines leaders and those who have the drive and will become successful, but might not have the highest IQ. He reasons that intelligence must embrace these two aspects:

1) understanding yourself, your goals, intentions, and actions

2) understanding others and their feelings

And that is exactly what EQ does through the four domains:

1. Self-Awareness
2. Self-management
3. Social awareness
4. Relationship management

Fly high and become a leader, brush up on your EQ skills and be successful!

Emotional Intelligence - Bringing Performance to Another Level

"Once you are in the game, what is it that is going to allow you to become an emergent leader?" According to Daniel Goleman the answer to his own question is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is described as the ability to handle ourselves and our relationships, and it is surpassing IQ as the best way to determine a persons competence in the workforce. Like the quote by Goleman above states, IQ can help you get the job position you want, but once the interview process is over and it's time to get work done, IQ takes a backseat to emotional intelligence. This is because the way you deal with coworkers and clients is much more important than how high you once scored on an intelligence test. For this reason more and more companies are using competence modeling, which is the idea of hiring people based on their similarities to other people who excelled at the same type of job.

This seems like the best way to improve performance with any kind of work because by hiring the most competent people for a position and not just the ones with the highest IQ, the liklihood of them being effective at their job increases significantly.

The reason measured intelligence is becoming less important for success is the power that emotional intelligence has. IQ can be calculated with numbers but EQ is all about what a person has inside them. Goleman mentioned that the number one competence that set stars apart from the average person is the drive to achieve. This is what seperates great individual performances from mediocre ones and that is something that cannot be measured with an intelligence test. A high IQ may get you that job you want but without an equally high EQ, you will never reach the highest level.