Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important as IQ,plus technical skills. Emotional intelligence is more than 85% of what sets star performers apart from the average.
Level of Job Complexity Impact of Emotional Intelligence
Low complexity jobs (e.g. machine operators or administrative roles)
The top 1% produce 3 times more output than the bottom 1%
For medium complexity jobs (e.g. sales people or mechanics)
The top 1% is 12 times more productive than the bottom 1%
For high complexity jobs (e.g. physicians,
account managers, insurance sales people)
The added value generated by the top 1%
is 127% greater than the average-
(haygroup.com)
Increasing EI doesn't happen over night, it is not an e-book download away from your reach. It is something you must commit to, practice, and create habits based around these standards.
Pick an area of your life you would like to work on, ask for feedback, and proceed to take action.
The art of Listening is a good start. For all you super hyper, extra value meal speakers, you tuned out distracted parents, overworked, overbooked, busy for the sake of being busy bosses, this is especially important.
Till Next Time....
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