EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE REPORT
Emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognize our feelings and those of others, motivating ourselves and managing emotions effectively in ourselves and others. This quiz focused on four areas and twelve competencies related to them. Levels of Emotional Intelligence are measured by:
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Self-Awareness: recognizing our own emotions.
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Self-Management: effectively managing our own emotions.
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Social Awareness: recognizing the emotions of others.
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Relationship Management: applying our understanding of emotions to our dealings with others.
The following graphic is based on your responses and reveals insights into your emotional intelligence.
OVERVIEW
SELF-AWARENESS
Self-Awareness is the ability to be aware of our emotions.
EMOTIONAL AWARENESS
Emotional Awareness is the ability to recognize our emotions, differentiate among different ones, and understand the impact of emotions. Other people might understand and experience emotions differently than you do. Also, you might trigger emotions in others, so being sensitive to this possibility will help you communicate more effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate you are highly tuned to your emotions. You are aware of and can recognize and identify the emotion you are experiencing. You understand that one can experience a range of emotions. You can also understand why you feel a particular emotion at a given time. You are also aware of your reactions to these emotions and understand that thoughts drive your feelings. You can use your understanding of your emotions to guide your actions. Your awareness of your emotions helps you connect with your feelings when interacting with others in personal and professional relationships. For example, you can use your emotional awareness to guide your decisions and interactions with friends, family, colleagues, or acquaintances. In addition, this awareness helps you predict your reactions to people or situations, which may help you respond more effectively or remove yourself from situations you are not ready to handle in personal and social settings or at Work
SELF-MANAGEMENT
Self-Management is your ability to manage your emotions effectively.
EMOTIONAL SELF-CONTROL
Emotional Self-control is the ability to keep emotions under control. Other people might be influenced by emotions more or less than you. Understanding other individuals' levels of self-control can help you communicate with them more effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you are highly in control of your emotions. You can quickly realize when emotions start taking control, and you can effectively manage them. You can keep a check on your reactions and behavior even during stressful times, and you find ways to calm yourself. You can also focus on the thoughts running through your mind and change the negative thoughts to positive ones to handle emotionally charged situations. Finally, you can identify the reason behind your emotions, which helps you control them effectively. Your ability to control emotions can help you objectively understand people and their perspectives — especially during an emotionally charged or personal crisis. Your ability to control emotions can also help you at work. You can be objective about understanding others' perspectives and make appropriate decisions. Awareness that emotions impact behavior helps you hold back to reevaluate situations and say the right things during an argument with a colleague, friend, or loved one. For example, you can quickly cool off from a heated argument and value the person and the relationship, which helps you stay objective and bias-free. Your self-control will help you engage in constructive discussions, find compromises and consensus, to make good decisions.
ACHIEVEMENT ORIENTATION
Achievement Orientation is our desire to meet or exceed a standard of excellence. Other people might seek achievement more or less than you, and understanding other individuals' achievement orientation will help you better understand how they manage themselves.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that challenges and goals sometimes drive you. You may not always be sure of yourself. You may or may not believe in yourself — your ability to meet and achieve the goals, depending on the situation or goal. You are self-motivated and may take on new challenges once you reach a goal. However, you usually aim at achieving the set goal and may not go beyond that. Your drive to achieve goals and conquer challenges may not directly impact relationships. You are sometimes driven to achieve, which can help you at work. You sometimes set challenging goals and want to do better. Your degree of achievement orientation can bring success, satisfaction, and recognition.
POSITIVE OUTLOOK
A Positive Outlook is an ability to look positively at situations, problems, stress, self, and others. Other people may have a more or less optimistic view than you. Understanding other individuals' approaches will help you understand their perspectives and communicate effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you are sometimes positive in your approach to and interpretation of events. You often look at the bright side of things and can help others think and stay positive. You can sometimes but not always, look at life events or daily occurrences positively. You can sometimes have a positive outlook toward stressful things, which can help you interpret events and comments from friends, family, colleagues, and others in a positive light. A more optimistic approach would positively impact your relationships and work and help you better deal with your colleagues to pursue goals despite setbacks. In addition, a more positive outlook can help you stay optimistic in times of emotional turmoil and upbeat in times of uncertainty.
ADAPTABILITY
Adaptability is openness to change and flexibility to adapt to change. Other people might be impacted by change more or less than you. Understanding other individuals' levels of adaptability and flexibility will help you understand their perspective, empathize, and learn.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you are sometimes open to change. Pressures and uncertainties sometimes perturb you. Sometimes you welcome change and transition smoothly by focusing on your priorities. You are sometimes adaptable and flexible, which helps with your relationships and work. This skill enables you to deal with pressures and stress effectively at times but not always. However, with increased adaptability, you can deal efficiently with changes, pressures, and stress at home, in your social circles, and at work. In addition, becoming more adaptable and flexible will help you welcome changes and new initiatives at work.
SOCIAL AWARENESS
Social Awareness is the ability to recognize emotions in others.
EMPATHY
Empathy is understanding others' feelings and perspectives as if they were yours. Other people may be more or less empathetic than you. Understanding other individuals' empathy levels will help you communicate and interact with them more effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you can sometimes understand others' feelings and perspectives. You try to help people feel heard, listen to people's concerns, and lend an empathetic ear. You can sometimes empathize with friends, family, colleagues, and others. You can sometimes understand the feelings, perspectives, and non-verbal signals of others, but not always. Increasing your levels of empathy can help others feel heard — whether friends, family, or colleagues. In addition, empathy is a great skill to have as a team member, manager, and leader. So, learning to enhance this skill is essential.
ORGANIZATIONAL AWARENESS
Organizational Awareness is the ability to read a group's emotional dynamics and power relationships. Other people might be more or less aware of group dynamics than you. Understanding other individuals' sensitivity to emotions in a group can help you understand their perspectives and reactions, which will help you work with groups more effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you can often identify the prevailing emotion in a group. You can sometimes also decipher the power play of emotions among group members. You can sometimes but not always, identify the influencers and networks in the group. At times, you are aware of group dynamics, which can help you understand the relationships among people and work well with colleagues. For example, you can use your understanding of team dynamics to understand your colleagues, interact with them successfully, and negotiate more effectively. In addition, increased awareness can help you identify networks and help resolve conflicts and manage others.
CONCLUSION
Emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognize our feelings and those of others, motivate ourselves, and manage emotions effectively in ourselves and others. Developing competence in the areas Self Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, and Relationship Management will help you reduce stress and develop meaningful relationships with colleagues, friends, and loved ones.
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RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Relationship Management involves applying your understanding of emotions when dealing with others.
INFLUENCE
Influence is the ability to persuade others. Other people may be more or less influential than you. So, understanding other individuals' influencing skills may help you better understand their interactions and influence on others.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you can persuade others to agree with your viewpoints, but not consistently. You can sometimes convince others and win over them; you may sometimes realize your impact on others and inspire them. You can influence others at times but not always. Increasing your influencing skills can help you gather supporters for a social cause, a community event, a get-together of friends and family, or achieve a vision or complete a project at work. You may sometimes be able to convince others of a viewpoint you strongly hold.
COACHING AND MENTORING
Emotional intelligence relating to coaching and mentoring is the interest in helping others hone their skills and abilities. Other people might be better or worse at coaching and mentoring than you. Understanding other individuals' interests in coaching and mentoring can help you contemplate how you want to interact with the person.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you may sometimes enjoy providing guidance, but not always. You may provide advice and support to those seeking such help but not actively seek it yourself. You do not see yourself as a good coach. You are sometimes interested in guiding and mentoring others which could improve your relationships and working life. However, coaching your friends, family, and colleagues could help them achieve their goals.
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Conflict Management is the ability to de-escalate and resolve conflicts. Other people might manage conflicts more or less effectively than you. Understanding how others manage conflicts will help you think, analyze, and process conflicts more effectively.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you can sometimes decide between two equally desirable or undesirable options. Such decisions may cause stress, internal conflicts, and a sense of helplessness. You can sometimes but not always manage conflicts between friends, family, and colleagues and help others collaborate and cooperate. Understanding different perspectives can help you find solutions that are acceptable to everyone when friends, family, or colleagues disagree with each other.
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Inspirational Leadership is a style that inspires and guides others. Others might be adopting a leadership style that is more or less inspirational than yours. Understanding other individuals' leadership styles can help you understand others and potentially improve your style.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you are open to learning from others. You sometimes oscillate between motivating others and explaining tasks. You may at times trust others but not always. You may sometimes, but not always, continue to do your work during stressful situations. You are sometimes interested in inspiring and motivating others. In your personal life and at work, you can play the role of a leader. You try to encourage others and can sometimes propel them toward a goal. Increasing this skill can help you influence your loved ones, friends, family, and colleagues to work toward any goal they have created for themselves or a common organizational goal.
TEAMWORK
Teamwork is working with others toward a shared goal. Other people may engage with teams differently than you. Understanding how others interact within a group can help you better understand the team's dynamics.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDANCE
Your responses indicate that you are competitive and engage with teams as a strong individual rather than a team player. You do not indulge in self-disclosure to earn others' trust or otherwise. When you see intolerance or bias, you choose not to intervene. You may think that differences of opinion reflect a lack of bonding rather than an aspect to be understood and respected. You seem to be an individualist, which may not be helpful in your personal or working relationships. Your competitive spirit will not help you gain others' trust. You could be a great asset to the team and achieve goals if you do not work with a personal agenda. Others may not stand by you as you choose not to stand up for others. However, if you stand up against bias, people will support you. Developing your teamwork skills and seeking to understand their perspectives will help you gain the trust of your friends, family, colleagues, and others. You will also be able to identify emotional undercurrents, networks, and cliques, which will help you work in teams to achieve common goals and bring everyone together.