ENCORE: The Power of Emotional Intelligence

Catherine Sanderson (Poler Family Professor and chair of the psychology department at Amherst College)  joins Ron Steslow to discuss emotional intelligence and how it impacts success in the workplace, politics, and our everyday lives (01:40) What emotional intelligence is and how we measure it (03:55) Why emotional intelligence is important  (07:03) How self-awareness impacts emotional intelligence  (10:15) How you can build self-awareness (13:05) How regulating your emotions shapes your emotional intelligence  (16:20) Ways you can improve how well you manage and regulate your emotions (21:19) The importance of grit in emotional intelligence  (24:43) Emotional intelligence and being a moral rebel  (39:39) The “dark side” of emotional intelligence (41:39) Why emotional intelligence needs a moral backbone  (50:53) How you can improve your emotional intelligence  You can measure your emotional intelligence using this test: http://bit.ly/3DPYxpX Follow Ron and Catherine on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://twitter.com/SandersonSpeaks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices