021 Why hasn't anybody talked about EQ until a few years ago?

In this and the next 3 episodes we are looking closer into what emotional intelligence is and how it can improve your personal as well your professional life. I am answering the 10 most common questions we are being asked about emotional intelligence and the questions we are answering today is: Why hasn’t anybody talked about EQ until a few years ago? Before I answer today’s question, I want to share today’s quote which is from Kathleen Spike and it goes like this: "There are certain emotions that will kill your drive; frustration and confusion. You can change these to a positive force. Frustration means you are on the verge of a breakthrough. Confusion can mean you are about to learn something. Expect the breakthrough and expect to learn." Kathleen Spike, Master Certified Coach Even if the conversations has increased recently, there is still too little practical advice how to incorporate emotional intelligence in our daily life. In the last 30 years the research has improved and gotten better, however there is still a great work that needs to be done, both in the research as well on a practical level. Even thou the view on emotional intelligence is much better in the States than the rest of the world, the discussion is still based on a theory. Even thou the research is very important aspect of emotional intelligence, I feel that there is much more focus on the theory instead of the actual application of emotional intelligence in our daily life and work. Stay tuned to find out more...

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021 Why hasn't anybody talked about EQ until a few years ago? is an episode from EQ for World Leaders Podcast | Emotional Intelligence | Politics | Leadership | Empathy | Decision making | Make an Impact by Nina Andrijanic.

This episode is 06:30 long.

This episode was published on Dec 5, 2014.

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