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Improve
Your Emotional Intelligence
Emotional
intelligence is the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and
emotions and to use this understanding to have more satisfying and productive relationships.
Anyone can have a better “EI” by practicing a few skills. Here are some: (1) Try
encouraging others to speak first and give them your full attention. (2) Eliminate
the idea of good and bad personality types at work. Instead, look for the part
of their personality that represents positivity and is well-meaning. (3) If
there’s friction between you and a coworker, look at where you may be coming up
short in communicating and address that first. (4) The next time you find
yourself focused solely on winning or on retribution, take a step back and look
for ways to achieve your goal that also benefit others.
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