Emotional intelligence (EI) is ability to identify, understand and manage emotions within yourself and within others. As a parallel to IQ (Intelligence Quotient), EQ (Emotional Quotient) seeks to measure these abilities within individuals. As this is such a new area of research, there are still many disagreements over the terminology. There are two main perspectives on EI, that looking at emotional ability and that looking at emotional traits. Daniel Goleman lies between these two perspectives, presenting a model that contains both abilities and traits.

This presentation includes some of the basic pillars of Emotional Intelligence.

Daniel Goleman talks about Emotional Intelligence:

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