Emotional Intelligence – Personality Same or Different? What the research says: EI is a distinct construct from personality. Can predict performance above and beyond measures of personality (Petrides, Furnham, 2001) Some overlap (Leary,et al., 2009) Meta-analysis: Some overlap but “EI does add incremental validity over personality, yet personality does not add incremental validity over EI.”
In this blog I will try to bring some clarity to IQ, EQ and Personality. What is Intelligence (IQ)? A very general mental capability that, among other things, involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. It is not merely book learning, a narrow
One of the most frequent questions we get when it comes to Emotional Intelligence is; How does EQ and personality compare ? What about personality tests and EQ tests -and IQ tests?? At a Kandidata Asia networking meeting in Singapore recently I addressed that question and I think it deserves a post on this blog
We have just finished another certification program in Singapore led by Kandidata Asia´s MD Maria Amerstorfer. I am spending 6 weeks in Asia and aside from getting a nice break from the winter weather in Stockholm where I am based, it was a great pleasure to be a part of the certification. Our participants this
I have just returned to Singapore after a week in Manila. Philippine people have been found to be the most emotional people in the world and gauging by the interest in EI and the EQi2.0 I can only agree. The consulting firm John Clemente graciously sponsored a breakfast meeting at the Shangri la
Measuring and Developing Emotional Intelligence By Margareta Sjolund (The Philippine Star) | Updated February 5, MANILA, Philippines - The world is changing every day with many Asian countries taking an increasingly larger role on the global market. The need to communicate with people from different cultures has become more important, as has the necessity of being able to
