Emotional Intelligence Paper
Emotional Intelligence
Crystal Walker
University of Phoenix
Emotional Intelligence This paper will examine the importance of emotional intelligence in all aspects of life. This paper will also describe the differences between traditional cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence. Finally, this paper will analyze the use of emotional intelligence concepts in work life, home life, and personal life. It is important to have a balance of emotional intelligence and cognitive intelligence. Emotional intelligence is just as important to a person’s success as cognitive intelligence. Goleman (1995) states, IQ and emotional intelligence are not opposing competencies, but rather separate ones. We all mix intellect and …show more content…
Managers must supervise people, and they must effectively handle situations and motivate their employees to get the best out of them. If that manager has a high IQ and a low emotional intelligence, he/she will not be successful. Emotional intelligence is essential to success in all areas of a person’s life. A person will not be successful in his/her career if he/she is incapable of effectively handling situations with coworkers. It is also very unlikely that someone will be able to create a strong family life without a reasonably high emotional intelligence. Goleman (1995) uses Gary and his fiancée, Ellen, as an example. In the example, Ellen was furious with Gary because he was “emotionally flat, completely unresponsive”. Gary was a very successful surgeon who was incapable of expressing his feelings, and it infuriated his fiancée. Gary suffered from what psychiatrists call alexithymia. Goleman (1995) …show more content…
All around life success requires a balance between cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence because cognitive intelligence involves no emotion, and emotional intelligence requires the ability to understand how to use emotional and cognitive intelligence to achieve maximum potential. Cognitive intelligence reflects a person's intellectual abilities such as reasoning, logic, IQ, his/her ability to read and write, and how the person processes information academically. Cognitive intelligence has nothing to do with how a person relates. Cognitive intelligence uses an entirely different part of the brain than emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence reflects a person's ability to manage his/her emotions, the ability to "motivate oneself and persist in the face of frustrations; to control impulse and delay gratification; to regulate one's moods and keep distress from swamping the ability to think" (Goleman, 1995). In other words, cognitive intelligence refers to a person's academic capabilities; emotional intelligence refers to a person's ability to manage the other aspects of life including interpersonal relationships. A less than genius IQ does not necessarily guarantee a mediocre
Crystal Walker
University of Phoenix
Emotional Intelligence This paper will examine the importance of emotional intelligence in all aspects of life. This paper will also describe the differences between traditional cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence. Finally, this paper will analyze the use of emotional intelligence concepts in work life, home life, and personal life. It is important to have a balance of emotional intelligence and cognitive intelligence. Emotional intelligence is just as important to a person’s success as cognitive intelligence. Goleman (1995) states, IQ and emotional intelligence are not opposing competencies, but rather separate ones. We all mix intellect and …show more content…
Managers must supervise people, and they must effectively handle situations and motivate their employees to get the best out of them. If that manager has a high IQ and a low emotional intelligence, he/she will not be successful. Emotional intelligence is essential to success in all areas of a person’s life. A person will not be successful in his/her career if he/she is incapable of effectively handling situations with coworkers. It is also very unlikely that someone will be able to create a strong family life without a reasonably high emotional intelligence. Goleman (1995) uses Gary and his fiancée, Ellen, as an example. In the example, Ellen was furious with Gary because he was “emotionally flat, completely unresponsive”. Gary was a very successful surgeon who was incapable of expressing his feelings, and it infuriated his fiancée. Gary suffered from what psychiatrists call alexithymia. Goleman (1995) …show more content…
All around life success requires a balance between cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence because cognitive intelligence involves no emotion, and emotional intelligence requires the ability to understand how to use emotional and cognitive intelligence to achieve maximum potential. Cognitive intelligence reflects a person's intellectual abilities such as reasoning, logic, IQ, his/her ability to read and write, and how the person processes information academically. Cognitive intelligence has nothing to do with how a person relates. Cognitive intelligence uses an entirely different part of the brain than emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence reflects a person's ability to manage his/her emotions, the ability to "motivate oneself and persist in the face of frustrations; to control impulse and delay gratification; to regulate one's moods and keep distress from swamping the ability to think" (Goleman, 1995). In other words, cognitive intelligence refers to a person's academic capabilities; emotional intelligence refers to a person's ability to manage the other aspects of life including interpersonal relationships. A less than genius IQ does not necessarily guarantee a mediocre