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Question
Discuss how emotional intelligences impacts emotional response, behavior, and motivation. Include in the discussion two clear examples from personal or professional experience. Be concise in examples.
Response 1
Tameka,
"There are many benefits associated with developing your own emotional intelligence capabilities, and those benefits range from the personal to the organizational." (Emotional intelligence...)
The higher your emotional intelligence, the more likely you are to succeed in personal and professional relationships.
There is a strong correlation between well-developed emotional intelligence and personal self-satisfaction and overall self-confidence.
Having a good understanding of yourself, your strengths, and your weaknesses is essential to superior performance when on the job.
When your emotional intelligence is fully developed, it is easier to work well under constantly changing circumstances and to act on your ideas in ways that benefit
the organization.
One personal example in which I used emotional intelligence for motivation was when I was at my heaviest weight. Recognizing that I had to change my eating habits and incorporate exercising was motivation for me to loose the weight. I held myself accountable for allowing myself to gain the weight and decided that I had to be the one to make the changes if I wanted results which would be considered as self-motivation.
One professional example is when I had to exercise empathy with a co-worker. The co-worker felt that I was not handling my supervisory position correctly and began to criticise my work ethics. Using emotional intelligence, I did not get angry or offended, I simply allowed my co-worker to voice their concerns and tried to see their point of view from their perspective. This allowed me to see some things that I could improve within my position and also allowed me to effectively communicate the reasons for some of my actions. The end result was that my co-worker and I had a clear understanding of my position.
Reference
http://www.bsc-cdhs.org/ubpartnership/Rebecca%20Gulliford/Emotional%20Aspects%20of%20Leadership%20Effectiveness/Emotional%20Intelligence%20Presentation%20ppt.ppt
Response 2
Latrelle,
Greetings Dr. Handy and Classmates,
Emotional intelligence impacts our success with personal relationship, which is every relationship because when you get down to the core, every relationship is a personal one; whether through employment, social group, intimate, family, neighborhood, et al. The way you respond to your own, and others, emotions is one of the keys to emotional intelligence. When someone who is grieving, angry, happy, worried, et al., and you are able to determine they are in that emotional state shows that you have skills connected to emotional intelligence. Once you observe the behavior, you show maturity in emotional intelligence when you respond appropriately to their emotional state. This also can be said about realizing and addressing your own emotional state. Very recently my good friend passed away. I was first friends with her husband, and our daughters are good friends. When he told me she passed, my husband, son, and I went right to the hospital. We knew there was nothing we could do to help her, but we went to be there for him, his daughter, their parents and the rest of the family. We stayed for hours, not doing a lot of talking; but, hugging, rubbing his back when his emotions overtook him, praying for/with him and making sure they knew we were available. Because this happened recently, we are still assisting with the grieving process of the family. Before leaving my house to go to the hospital, I had to feel what I needed to feel, allowing my emotions to come out so I could be there for them. In this case I also needed to be self-aware of my own emotions and behaviors, as well as knowing I would need to regulate my emotions and behavior before I could possibly help my friend. Emotional intelligence is necessary for helping this to happen. Mastering this quality of being able to control and regulate my feelings and behavior to make sure I could help another is part of emotional intelligence. I recognized his emotion and made sure I was able to appropriately respond with the right emotions and behaviors, empathizing with him and his family. Emotional intelligence also impacts motivation. There have been times within my employment where I felt negativity occurring. In the beginning I would complain about my job. Then I realized that complaining did not change anything. I decided to do something positive and help motivate me and keep me focused on doing my best. I decided I needed a change of employment. I no longer wanted to teach children in a classroom. I returned to school, am completing my Master of Science in Psychology, with emphasis in Life Coaching. I am placing my energy in being motivated to add to my skills and do something I have passion for; taking the initiative to change the direction on my life has changed my negative thoughts, and possibly actions, into positivity; preparing myself for the change that will happen in my life through education; and pursuing my goal of becoming a life coach, even through the obstacle of time (Akers & Porter, 2018). Emotional intelligence is becoming very important and is showing that it could be a “viable and integrative model for healthy, and effective human behavior” (Cox & Nelson, 2008, para 3).
Reference:
Akers, M. & Porter, G. (2018). What is emotional intelligence (EQ)? Psych Central. Retrieved from https://psychcentral.com/lib/what-is-emotional-intelligence-eq/
Cox, J. E., & Nelson, D. B. (2008). Quantifying emotional intelligence: The relationship between thinking patterns and emotional skills. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education & Development, 47(1), 9-25.