
Emotional intelligence is made up of four core skills that pair up under two primary competencies: personal competence (self-awareness and self-management) and social competence (social awareness and relationship management).”Įmotional intelligence is quantified similarly to intellect: testing results in a number - the higher, the better. It affects how we manage behavior, navigate social complexities, and make personal decisions that achieve positive results.

“…the ‘something’ in each of us that is a bit intangible. Travis Bradberry explains his updated version of emotional intelligence as: In an article at Forbes, Emotional Intelligence 2.0 co-author Dr. In its original context, emotional intelligence can be defined as the ability to observe and translate one’s own emotions as well as the emotions of others to best guide thinking and decision making. Listen, learn, and enjoy! More About This ShowĮmotional intelligence is a term coined in the ’60s by psychologists Reuven Bar-On and Michael Beldoch and popularized in the ’90s in a book by science journalist Daniel Goleman. Jordan and Jason get to be guinea pigs as Travis evaluates their EQ tests and helps get to the bottom of another age-old perplexity: The Guacamole Problem.

Travis Bradberry joins us to explain how we can discover our EQ, what it tells us about ourselves, and how it can direct us to improve. But how many of us know our emotional quotient (EQ)?Įmotional Intelligence 2.0 co-author Dr. A lot of people put stock in having a high intelligence quotient (IQ) as the fast-pass to a successful, rewarding life.
