Emotional intelligence is, largely, the ability to understand and connect with people around you. Sales is, largely, the ability to understand and connect with people around you. It seems only natural, then, that improving your emotional intelligence will help you meet and beat sales goals, right? In fact, this is one of those times that
Out of all the qualities linked to success, emotional intelligence stands out as being by far one of the most important. Not only is it an important quality to have when interacting with others in a collaborative environment, a high level of emotional intelligence also speaks to strong self control and internal motivation. A high
Psychometric testing has long been used to evaluate candidates for lower-level positions. But it can also be useful in hiring for executive and leadership positions. Here's how.
Good communicators can achieve results that far exceed their technical skills and know-how. Poor communicators, on the other hand, constantly feel stymied in everything they do and tend to under perform relative to their potential. So how can you tell if you have poor communication skills, and what can you do about it?
People skills are one of the fundamental components of understanding someone’s emotional intelligence, or EQ. But can observing and understanding the way people interact with others actually give us insight into other aspects of their EQ? Can we learn where an individual’s strengths and weaknesses are, just by observing their people skills?
EQ has been in the news a lot recently. From Google making it a large part of their hiring process, to a spate of published articles and papers linking it to success. Still, many HR managers find themselves asking: What is eq? Why is it important? And why does it matter in the modern workplace?