Emotional Intelligence Begins To Develop In The

Comparing The Three Domains, I Found That For Jobs Of All Kinds, Emotional Competencies Were Twice As Prevalent Among Distinguishing Competencies As Were Technical Skills And Purely Cognitive Abilities Combined. In General The Higher A Position In An Organization, The More Ei Mattered: For Individuals In Leadership Positions, 85 Percent Of Their Competencies Were In The Ei Domain.

A Little Girl Who Finds A Puzzle Frustrating Might Ask Her Busy Mother (or Teacher) For Help. The Child Gets One Message If Her Mother Expresses Clear Pleasure At The Request And Quite Another If Mommy Responds With A Curt 'don't Bother Me - I've Got Important Work To Do.'

Even Though A High Iq Is No Guarantee Of Prosperity, Prestige, Or Happiness In Life, Our Schools And Our Culture Fixate On Academic Abilities, Ignoring The Emotional Intelligence That Also Matters Immensely For Our Personal Destiny.

There Is Perhaps No Psychological Skill More Fundamental Than Resisting Impulse.

I Don't Think Focus Is In Itself Ever A Bad Thing. But Focus Of The Wrong Kind, Or Managed Poorly, Can Be.