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Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence can be defined as the ability to monitor and distinguish between your own emotions and those of others and label these emotions correctly.

Emotional maturity

Developing Emotional Maturity: 11 Methods & Worksheets

We all like to think that we’re emotionally mature, but are we really? Having the courage to take an unbiased look at where we may [...]

Emotional Literacy in Adults

Cultivating Emotional Literacy in Adults

Emotional literacy, the ability to understand, express, and manage emotions effectively, is a critical skill for adults in both personal and professional contexts. This article [...]

Cannon-Bard Theory of Emot

Understanding the Cannon–Bard Theory of Emotion: 3 Examples

We describe ourselves as seeing red when angry, turning green with disgust, or flustered when excited. But how do we define emotions, comprehend their cognitive [...]

Emotional Awareness

What Is Emotional Awareness? 6 Worksheets to Develop EI

Many argue that emotional intelligence (EI) is more important than traditional intelligence, boosting academic and career success, leadership skills, and mental and physical wellbeing (Larsen, [...]

Positive Intelligence

Positive Intelligence: How to Overcome Saboteurs in Coaching

Positive intelligence has become a popular term in the executive coaching world. It is the new ‘intelligence’ of this decade, just as emotional intelligence was [...]

Cultivating social intelligence

Cultivating Social Intelligence: 3 Ways to Understand Others

Have you ever noticed how some people can effortlessly talk to anyone they meet, no matter how divergent their backgrounds? Or have you seen that [...]

Assessing Emotional Intelligence: 19 Valuable Scales & PDFs

Each of us has that special friend who seems to have more insight into their feelings, a better understanding of other people’s emotions, and an [...]

15 Most Valuable Emotional Intelligence TED Talks on YouTube

Emotional intelligence gets a lot of attention in the field of leadership research, and it is drawing increasing attention from many other fields as well. [...]

emotional intelligence quotes

40 Emotional Intelligence Quotes & Do They Ring True?

Intelligence is a multifaceted concept. Distinguished intelligence researcher Howard Gardner (1999) knew this when he proposed his theory of multiple intelligences. Many researchers and philosophers [...]

25 Sharp Emotional Intelligence Interview Questions

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who would say they love attending interviews. No matter who you are or how experienced you might be, interviews [...]

3 Emotional Intelligence Exercises (PDF)