Emotional intelligence (sometimes referred to as EI for short) refers to the ability to recognize, understand, and effectively manage our own feelings — as well as those of others.

Long-term studies point to emotional intelligence as one of the key factors that contributes to professional success as well as personal life satisfaction.

Savvy employers often prioritize “soft skills” over technical know-how when looking for talent to cultivate. It’s understandable: Having employees and leadership with strong emotional intelligence skills makes everything easier.

In addition to excelling professionally, individuals high in emotional intelligence bring significant strengths to the table with regards to the way they manage themselves, and interact with others.

• Understand how they’re feeling, and use that information to help guide their decisions
• Have the ability to motivate themselves and others
• Deal with difficult interpersonal situations confidently and effectively
• Manage conflict constructively
• Help other people feel cared for and respected
• Create meaningful, lasting connections with others

The benefits of emotional intelligence can touch every part of your life. However, some people erroneously believe that emotional intelligence is either something you have… or something you don’t.  This limiting belief prevents them from actively pursuing education and training around emotional intelligence.

The outcome is often months or years of continued frustration with relationships that feel challenging, and failure to advance professionally. Too many uninformed people waste a lot of time and energy in seeking solutions to surface level issues, overlooking the deficits in “soft-skills” that are actually creating their obstacles.

The good news is that emotional intelligence skills can be learned.

One on one emotional intelligence coaching is the most effective way to increase your self-awareness, self-management, social-awareness, and relationship-management skills.

Why? Feedback: We all have blind-spots when it comes to the way we show up to other people. It’s possible to read volumes about emotional intelligence, and still lack self-awareness.

A skilled emotional intelligence coach can, through in-depth emotional intelligence assessments as well as real-time experiential activities:

• Give you feedback about things you may not be aware of
• Help you understand your own feelings
•  Gain invaluable insight into yourself (and others)
•  Arm you with concrete skills and strategies to effectively manage your emotions, as well as those of others

The growth process that emotional intelligence coaching guides you through will put you in contact with an enormous amount of new, vital information about yourself and others.  Through this meaningful, challenging, and incredibly valuable work, you can grow into a person with high emotional intelligence — and able to navigate the most important personal and professional relationships in your life, with both competence and confidence.

Powerful Emotional Intelligence 360 Assessment: The ESCI

In addition to private emotional intelligence coaching services, Growing Self is pleased to offer the Emotional and Social Competency Inventory (ESCI). This is a comprehensive 360 Emotional Intelligence Assessment tool for leaders and organizations. Please view our ESCI page to learn more about this powerful tool, and how it can help you and your organization succeed.