What is an 'Emotional Intelligence' and 'EQ'? Why it's considered more important than 'IQ'?  

"Emotional Intelligence" is relatively a new concept in psychology. This means that an individual can see his own emotional level and others as well and basing on all these data he forms a new concept and this concept adds to his intelligence. Salovey and Meyer (1990) coined the term "emotional intelligence" for the first time.

this intelligence enables one to gather information about the individual himself and also the surrounding atmosphere. This ability is seen to manifest itself in certain adaptive behaviors. the core thing about Emotional Intelligence is that not only the common and inherited intelligence but emotions too have a role to play in the formation of one's personality and behaviour and it covers a larger field of emotional behaviour.

Some are of the opinion that EI is more practical that one's IQ. But as a whole debate and argument on this particular subject is still on.

Answered by K. Rajib at 9:34 PM on September 22, 2008

There was a time when IQ was considered the leading determinant of success. In this fascinating book, based on brain and behavioral research, Daniel Goleman argues that our IQ-idolizing view of intelligence is far too narrow. Instead, Goleman makes the case for "emotional intelligence" being the strongest indicator of human success. He defines emotional intelligence in terms of self-awareness, altruism, personal motivation, empathy, and the ability to love and be loved by friends, partners, and family members. People who possess high emotional intelligence are the people who truly succeed in work as well as play, building flourishing careers and lasting, meaningful relationships. Because emotional intelligence isn't fixed at birth, Goleman outlines how adults as well as parents of young children can sow the seeds. The importance of emotional intelligence was proven to me early on in this book, especially with the author's neurological explanations of the brain. Daniel Coleman used a variety of approaches to prove the importance of emotional intelligence including: neuroscience, biology, and case studies. Yet, some of the directions the author chose to take lost my interest. The case studies could have been abbreviated and maybe the classification of emotions could have been expanded on. The book demonstrated the dire consequences of not learning emotional intelligence and sometimes used extreme examples which seemed unnecessary. However, this pioneering book (albeit somewhat outdated) deserves attention.

Answered by Vipan Thapar at 5:52 PM on September 19, 2008

Emotional Intelligence (EI), often measured as an Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ), describes an ability, capacity, skill or (in the case of the trait EI model) a self-perceived ability, to identify, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups. It is a relatively new area of psychological research. The definition of EI is constantly changing.An Intelligence Quotient or IQis a score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure intelligence.
http://en.wikip edia.org/wiki/IQ
Some educators and psychologists feel that neither EQ nor IQ testing presents the full picture of a human being. There are other types of intelligence, according to critics, that may be just as important. As well, standardized testing may oversimplify emotional intelligence and response.
Short EQ tests may also fail because people realize they are being tested on their emotional capabilities. While an IQ test may have one definitive answer for each question, people may not truthfully answer questions about their behaviors. So results may be skewed by what people believe they would like employers to know, rather than true responses to questions.
Some psychologists further make distinction between emotional quotient and emotional intelligence. Some feel that we are all born with innate emotional intelligence (EI) that may be perverted by growing up in difficult circumstances, such as an abusive home. However, stronger innate EI in people who have strayed from high emotional quotient might predict how well people from difficult backgrounds might be able to improve EQ.
Most agree that while emotional and intelligence quotient tests may be able to make some statements about an individual, they are too general to really sum up a person’s potential. This does not, however, discourage employers from using emotional quotient tests to make decisions regarding potential new hires to their companies.
source; http://www.wisegeek.com/what-i s-the-difference-between-eq-an d-iq.htm

Answered by Tingtong at 11:56 AM on September 19, 2008

We gain IQ freom school and EQ from life...Suppose a person has high IQ,who is the best in job,but care not abt the emotional side.....Sure that he won't be happy in life and after a point of time life becomes a burden for him....But for one with high EQ life is always a celebration....Simultaneously they can improve their IQ too...SO those with hgh EQ are the most successful people int his world...

EQ - is a measure of your emotional intelligence, or your ability to use both your emotions and cognitive skills in your life. Emotional intelligence competencies include but are not limited to empathy, intuition, creativity, flexibility, resilience, coping, stress management, leadership, integrity, authenticity, intrapersonal skills and interpersonal skills.

IQ - a number used to express the apparent relative intelligence of a person that is the ratio multiplied by 100 of the mental age as reported on a standardized test to the chronological age. IQ is the measure of cognitive abilities, such as the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new situations; the skilled use of reason; the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria (as tests); mental acuteness; logic and analytical skills.

source:http://www.frugalma rketing.com/dtb/eq-iq.shtml

TC ....Good Luck..:)

Answered by Nakshathraa at 8:28 AM on September 18, 2008

Emotional Intelligence" refers to the capacity for recognising our own feelings and also the feelings of others, for motivating ourselves,and for maintaing a balance in all the relationships that we have whether work related or personal. it is considered more important becasuse there are many who are very intelligent can use the brain's reflexes finely but have low EQ. such people when work with those having high EQ, end up having problems in coordination, cooperation and in maintaining a friendlt atmosphere. EQ would envolve elements like-
Self-control
Empathy
Teamwork
Self-confidence
Achievement Orientation
without these elements no work can come out in the best possible manner. if only knowledge and fundamentals are used the work will be done but it would lack not be done immaculately.

According to John Kotter of Harvard Business School: “Because of the furious pace of change in business today, difficult to manage relationships sabotage more business than anything else - it is not a question of strategy that gets us into trouble; it is a question of emotions

for more on EQ- VISIT-
http://www.ihhp.com/what_is_ eq.htm

http://www.humanlink s.com/manres/articles/eq/index .htm

Answered by A Banerji at 12:30 AM on September 18, 2008

Conventional wisdom has it that there is a direct connection between our IQ and our ability to succeed in life. In school, we are ranked by our GPA. At certain points in grade school, students are given standardized test that ranks them with other students around the country. Schools are obsessed with how their students rank compared with others. A requirement for most colleges is a satisfactory score on the SAT or ACT exam. These tests are basic IQ test, designed to test our math and reading comprehension.

But there have been many studies that show IQ only accounts for about 20% of our success. The major attributes of success are our social and emotional intelligence. Yet there is very little emphasis put on emotional intelligence. Only a handful of schools have any formal programs that address emotional intelligence.

http://hubpages.co m/hub/Why-Emotional-Intelligence-is -More-Important-Than-IQ

Answered by My creations at 10:09 PM on September 17, 2008