What Is Emotional Intelligence?

For most people, emotional intelligence (EQ) is more important than IQ when it comes to achieving success in their lives and careers.

Our career success depends on our ability to read other people’s signals and react to them accordingly. Therefore, each of us needs to develop the skills of emotional intelligence for better understanding and negotiating with other people.

“Your emotional intelligence is the level of your ability to understand other people, what motivates them and how to work with them,” says Howard Gardner, a Harvard theorist.

Researchers recognize five categories of emotional intelligence…