Why is emotional intelligence important
Why is emotional intelligence important
You recently were asked to attend a meeting to discuss the hiring process in
your workplace. The Human Resources Director attended and made the following
statement: “ We obviously want intelligent people, but we also want them to have
emotional intelligence”.
What did the HR director mean by that? To learn more about emotional
intelligence, explore the sites listed below. Please take one of the Emotional
Intelligence (EI) tests. Reflect on your results and explore ways that you might
develop an enhanced emotional IQ.
The following sites have informal self – administered surveys that introduce
the concept of EI in an interesting and personal way. There are also links at
these sites to follow-up on emotional quotient (EQ) assessment and enhancement
approaches.
http://discoveryhealth.queendom.com/eiq_abridged_access.html
http://www.ihhp.com/testsite.htm
After taking the test, write a 2 – 3 page paper that covers the
following:
- Test results and a description of your experience in taking the test – a
reflection on the results of the test.
- Explanation of emotional intelligence including examples. Include the
theories and ideas around EI.
- Why emotional intelligence is important
- Ways that one can enhance their emotional intelligence
Be sure to document your references using APA format.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and
all course materials. Please refer to the following multimedia course
materials(s)
- Week 3– Emotion, Learning, and Motivation
- Week 3 – Principles of Emotional Intelligence
Please use the following guidelines for formatting your assignment.
- Margins – set to one inch
- Font – 12pt. Times New Roman, no bold, or
underline
- Title – center above the paper, 12 pt. font (Level A
Heading), no bold, underline, or italics
- Pagination – every page; consists of a header containing a
short title for the paper and page number placed in the upper left corner of the
page
- Line Spacing – double space all work including the
References Page.
- Point-of-View – third person, objective; limit perspective
to research; no personal opinion or narrative First person is allowed in
describing the test and results, as well as discussing personal ways to enhance
EI.
- In-text citations – must conform to APA requirements
- References list – must conform to APA requirements
