Emotional Competence Inventory Essay

The Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI) assessment is divided into four major quadrants, self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. Of the four quadrants my lowest scores were in self- management, with average scores of 3.3 and 3.6. Also according to the test, my highest scoring category was self-awareness with scores of 4 and 5. Within each of the quadrants there are sections that further explain your personality, such as, trustworthiness, self-awareness, influence, and empathy. Through the test you can retrieve more data in which you surpass in and the areas that you can polish. Quoted from the handout, “Emotional Intelligence is the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating
Self-management can be defined as the taking of responsibility for one’s own behavior and well-being. Self-management is my worst subject of all and it will be the first I attack out of the four quadrants. In this section, I averaged a lower score of 3.0 making this section one of my weaknesses. Judging from the self-management portion, I calmly deal with stress, take calculated risks, and seek information in unusual ways. Concurring with the test, an example of my low self-management are shown when I have trouble managing my emotions. My emotional self-control shows that I have difficulty controlling my emotions in the work environment. I would argue that I am not weak minded enough to lose my job over stupidity or negative actions, but I can understand a reaction to self-defense. A way to build from this would be to reduce stress through physical activity or other types of conscious relaxation techniques. For example, I work at the Country Club of Birmingham, as a valet. One day I was talking to my manager Joe, and a member of the club walked up with multiple complaints in a disrespectful way. To show self-management I kept my composure and help the member as best as I could without any smart remarks or losing my