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What are emotional intelligence skills?

Emotional intelligence involves the ability to relate to and get along with others, build trust, empathize, and see things from different perspectives. Social, emotional and communication skills are all factors that affect interpersonal relationships.

It is a critical component of soft skills and plays a crucial role in building healthy relationships, managing conflicts, and working collaboratively with others.

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Self-regulation refers to how you manage your emotions, behaviors, and impulses. The more self-aware you are, the easier this becomes; if you can recognize what you’re feeling and why, you can respond appropriately.

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Empathy is the capability of understanding another person’s experiences and emotions, and has been ranked as the top leadership skill needed today by global consulting firm DDI. According to DDI's research, leaders who excel at listening and responding with empathy perform more than 40 percent higher in coaching, planning, and decision-making.


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Motivation refers to your ability to inspire both yourself and others to action. Here, it’s essential to lead by example. Self-motivated leaders care more about hitting organizational milestones than monetary awards. They set goals, take initiative, rise to the challenge, and stay optimistic during turbulent times.

Remember: Common sense is not common! Many employers recruit graduates with initiative skills because they generally require less management. Self-motivated employees often accomplish more than is required of them to the benefit of their organization. Using initiative allows you to act on opportunities. You take responsibility for your own objectives and set your own priorities. Those with strong initiative skills often "go the extra mile" when asked to perform tasks. Highly motivated employees are able to learn new skills and develop innovative practices to improve the way things are done.


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Social skills are all about how you perceive emotions and interact and communicate with others. For example, emotionally intelligent leaders can walk into a room of employees with pursed lips and clenched fists and not only sense the tension, but know how to address and resolve the conflict before it escalates.

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Having strong teamwork skills is more than the ability to cooperate.  Teamwork involves being a confident, productive member of a group who contributes ideas and listens to input from others.  A good team member shares the responsibility and is assertive, but not passive or aggressive.  You are able to accept and learn from constructive criticism and offer the same to others.

A majority of careers will require you to work with someone.  Having good teamwork skills will allow you to achieve clear goals, help your teammates, and provide a space to overcome differences in opinion while still encouraging discussion and active listening.


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Related to communication skills, conflict resolution is a process in which two or more parties work together to solve a problem or dispute.  Emotional intelligence, active listening, impartiality, and open communication are all vital parts of this skillset. 

At some point in your career you will work with people you do not necessarily like or get along with.  These people may be within or outside of your organization.  Having an understanding of how to deescalate potential problems will allow you to navigate through difficult situations.  Developing these skills may teach you to appreciate the value of working with people from different backgrounds, and will help you be more accepting and understanding of others.


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