Practise EQ For Life Success

February 26, 2008 by Lucy

A recent study conducted at a hospital in Bologna, Italy shows that healthcare professionals with a high level of emotional intelligence scored far better in an assessment of job performance and life success.

The highest performers scored an average of over 30% better on the “Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment,” a powerful measure of essential competencies for being smart with feelings.

The same study also found that the power of emotional intelligence, was even greater for the senior team members. While on average emotional intelligence or EQ - explains over 66% of the variation in performance scores, for the senior team members that increases to nearly 80%. In other words, the more senior you are, the more important it is to be an expert with emotions.

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