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In Sydney's business environment and in New South Wales generally, today, we have a vibrant and growing business community. As with any market that's growing at this pace, the demand for business talent and leadership is growing as well. To that end, there are many, many people who are trying hard to get ahead and find their niche here. One particular set of traits that's going to help you get ahead in this market is to tap into your emotional intelligence, also known as EI. There are many competing definitions of emotional intelligence, most of which deal with intelligence as a multimodal entity. Put simply, people with a high emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) are better at reading other people's emotions. This makes it easier for them to read the emotions in a room of their coworkers, and helps them isolate problems with a business before the problem festers and comes to a head. People with a high EQ can be identified in the workplace by their ability to use their own changing moods to focus on different parts of a project. In addition to being good at reading other people's emotions, they're good at identifying their own, which allows them to suit their mood to the task at hand. A sign of a high EQ worker is that they'll proactive task switch rather than sit and pound their head against the wall trying to work on the same project again and again. As you think about how to use your emotional intelligence in the workplace, think about it as a way of taking a glimpse at what other people are thinking. Because you can "read" people's moods from their body language and facial expressions, this can give you a competitive edge over others, in any situation where you may be arranging a contract or doing other types of negotiations. In fact, if you watch someone read something, you can often read their reaction to a contract as they read it. If you are in a leadership position or are about ready to move into one, this is another part of emotional intelligence you can use. Simply, it's "charisma" or your ability to lead people. If you have a high EQ, you know how to read people so that you can make them work most effectively. You know if someone needs a bit more pressure put on them to work through problem, and you know how to read subordinates' body language well enough that you can step in and offer assistance, encouragement, or a word of appreciation. Emotional intelligence is somewhat useful in public speaking, but works best in small group and one on one situations. It appears to be something that can be enhanced by practice, but it has finite limits in how far it can be pushed. All businesses, of course, value people who can "get along well with others." However, emotional intelligence's model indicates that this isn't necessarily something you can learn. Whether or not that's true, being aware of how you fit in on the emotional intelligence scale and being aware of what both your abilities and limitations are as you use this ability to advance your career or to better serve your clients with your own business can only help you.
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About the author: Alison K. Mitchelson recommends the benefits of executive coaching as a method of fast self-improvement when undergoing professional facilitation.
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