How to Enhance Emotional Intelligence In Teamwork

Even though Intelligent Quotient is rated high, research shows that emotional intelligence can bring about outstanding success. Thus, the ability to understand and manage our emotions dramatically increases our chances of success.

Do you often stay calm when you are under pressure?

Can you calm yourself quickly when you are angry without going beyond limits?

Do you use your emotion to lift others high?

If yes, then you have developed some form of emotional intelligence skills. We are all emotionally intelligent, but we can learn to improve upon it to reduce stress and maintain better interpersonal communication with others.

What Is Emotional Intelligence?

Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, understand and manage your feelings and emotions.

According to Daniel Goleman, an American psychologist, there are five critical elements of emotional intelligence.

Elements Of Emotional Intelligence

1. Self Awareness is when you recognize and understand your emotion, strengths, and weaknesses and how they can affect people around you.

• When you experience anger or negative emotions, slow down.
• Take a deep breath, calm down.
• Controlling your reaction can save you from embarrassing moments.

2. Self Regulation is when you appropriately express your emotion.

It doesn’t mean you should ignore the emotions but rather recognize and manage them.

• When you are angry, stay calm, don’t blame anyone.
• If you are at fault, admit your mistakes and move on.

3. Motivation is the ability to fulfill your inner goals and needs. It helps you recognize the efforts of others and gives you the ability to work productively with others.

4. Empathy is when you understand how others feel, and you treat them based on that condition, especially when making decisions. It doesn’t mean you agree with other’s views but instead understands their perspective.

An example is seeing people depressed or in bad moods, and you treat them with care and try to uplift their spirit and likes.

Empathy also helps to see issues from other people’s perspectives.

5. Social skills mean communicating and interacting well with others. It helps manage and resolve conflicts as it gives an avenue for everyone to discuss their problems without being judged.

Emotional intelligence helps in dealing with stress, improving interpersonal relationships, and achieving success in the workplace.

Ways To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence Skills

• Communicate your feelings effectively.
• Avoid negative thinking.
• Keep your anger under control; stay calm.
• Practice deep breathing exercise to reduce anger
• Understand how your emotions affect people around you.
• Develop a more productive pattern of behaviour
• See criticism as a chance to learn.
• Support others as needed
• Show empathy
• Help others, don’t judge
• Please pay it forward

Thank you for reading.

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To your success

Muslimah