BOOST YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

While IQ is a cognitive intelligence measurable through testing and gauged using a standardised scale, EQ refers to the ability to navigate, understand and manage our own and others’ emotions. It requires us to manoeuvre our way through complex interactions of knowledge and behaviour, and constantly adapt this understanding to new people, situations and circumstances.

Ultimately, emotional intelligence strengthens both our sense of empathy and self-awareness, which are integral to relationships of every kind, as well as to our overall happiness and success. It’s considered by many to be a more valuable form of intelligence than IQ – research has shown that those with a higher EQ tend to do better in business and other areas of life, even compared with those with a higher IQ.

AT WORK

Most of). Improving your EQ is the best way to learn to confidently and professionally navigate any difficulties (and opportunities) that arise. Strong EQ is also widely regarded as an essential characteristic of a good leader and has been linked to greater job satisfaction. People with a high EQ display the following traits at work: