Emotional intelligence is increasingly becoming mainstream importance in relationships. Defined by helpguide.org as the “ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict,” emotional intelligence centres in reading emotions in guiding your relationships with others.
You’ve Tried Relaxation but You’re Still Stressing Out
Somehow relaxing, meditating, and mindfulness just hasn’t worked for you.
We’ve all been there. Too much to do in too little time. It seems like almost everyone we talk to these days is stressed out. Whether it’s work, relationships, politics, climate change, school, the future – it doesn’t really matter. It just seems like things are more stressful than ever. And you’re not the only one that feels that way. A recent survey found that 75 percent of working people feel they are more stressed-out than working people during their parents’ generation.
How to avoid triggers in the workplace
The trick is to develop emotional self-awareness.
We’ve all been there when projects don’t quite go to plan or a challenging email lands in the inbox. In these moments, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and emotionally stressed.
These feelings always have a trigger, which we as individuals are able to control – how well you manage them depends on your own emotional self-awareness.
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Build Resilience Into Your Organizational Culture
In turbulent times, where change is inevitable, it makes sense to strengthen your ability to adapt. One way to do this is by increasing your resilience, or how you remain healthy under stress.
4 Signs That a Boss Has High Emotional Intelligence
Forrest Gump is known for the famous line, “Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” The same is true for bosses. Anytime anyone accepts a position, they never really know what they’re going to get.
To really find out whether you have a good boss or not, a quick exercise in assessing your boss’s current emotional competencies against bosses with high emotional intelligence (EQ) is in order.
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