What's so important about Emotional Intelligence?

What is Emotional Intelligence or EI?

EI is the difference between the child who was never really great at school who became successful as an adult, and the child who had straight A's and did not. It is that ability to get on in life and manage and cope with what is going on within you and around you.

Salovey & Meyer describe it as "the ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions" which pretty much sums it up.

In today's world, employers and companies are realising the importance of EI in the workplace. An individual who has good emotional intelligence is a more productive and effective employee; and if there is a culture of emotional intelligence within a company, this will lead to higher productivity, lower staff turnover and much more besides.

EI can be introduced to a company or individual by either assessment or awareness training and there is proven return on investment.

The applications of EI are many, from Leadership Development, Recruitment, Team Development, Personal Growth, Preparation for Retirement and much more.

If you are interested in learning more about EI please contact Eileen by phone 086 6007125 or email info@nucleuscoaching.com

"Those executives who lacke EI were rarely rated as outstanding, and their divisions underperformed by an average of almost 20%"

Daniel Goleman, Harvard Business Review 2000.