Nursing research has focused on the relationship among Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, Conflict Management and Staff Satisfaction, but little is known about the EQ profile of the successful staff nurse. This exploratory, descriptive study by Mary G. Harper and Jan Jones-Schenk National College of Health, Western Governor´s University, Salt Lake City, Utah reports the
We often get asked if there are any studies about EQ and doctors. Doctors have not always known to be the most empathtic and not always so good at building trust and relationships with their patients that they might have wished. Early data in this area raised a lot of concerns regarding the low levels
I've just come back from the dentist. My happy and talkative dentist tried as usual to keep a conversation flowing with me which was not easy. Everyone knows how you feel when you sit there with your mouth full of instruments and try to respond with a blurred aa, aa, oh.... I wonder how important
We are often asked if EQ is used in the police force and what impact it may have. Common sense tells you that Emotional Intelligence should be a key success factor of a policeman. Being calm, empathic and thoughtful in provocative situations or to be assertive and quickly make decisions on how to act in
How important is EQ for different jobs? That is a question that often comes up. To try to answer , I will write about studies, research and our own experience of working with people from different fields of work. I hope it will increase our understanding of the different skills that are most important and
For us who work in Asia, the lack of of good EQ books translated into different languages have been a real problem. We are constantly working on trying to raise EQ awareness and acceptance and while people and many organizations in Asia have heard about Emotional Intelligence, very few actually know much about the business
