For many years it was thought, if you just hire the smartest people, your company would be successful. The truth of the matter is success in business largely comes from employees high in Emotional Intelligence. If your company missed it's numbers this fiscal year, look and see if your people are missing these traits
- The ability to understand the emotional makeup of others
- The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses, moods, and the propensity to suspend judgment by thinking before acting
- The ability to recognize and understand their moods, emotions, and drives, as well as their effect on others
- A passion to work for reasons that go beyond money or status and a propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence
In other words, allowing the mindset of a person to be the driver in the face of emotions to achieve a positive outcome. This is a greater determinant of success than a person’s IQ