Question 1 

Emotional Intelligence Instruments 

Reflect on what you learned about the concept of emotional intelligence based on what 
you read in your textbook and online. Based on your results with the EI tools, what would 
you consider to be your strengths and weaknesses with respect to emotional 
intelligence? Discuss the concept with a loved one, friend, or trusted colleague. What are 
their perceptions with respect to your self-appraisal? 

Your Answer: 

One thing that I took away from this concept is that everyone deals with emotional 
stress at some point and controlling yourself through these encounters. This is called 
having respect to your emotional intelligence and it is a key tool to have when dealing 
with stress. My results with the El tools tells me that my strengths are using support 
and finding solutions but my weaknesses consist of procrastination and I worry too 
much about the little things and I need to start looking at what really matters to me and 
my personal growth.  

  

Question 2 

Radical Experiment in Empathy 

What did you think of the "Radical Experiment in Empathy" video? Were you able to “step 
outside of your thoughts and behavioral patterns” and reserve a part of your mental 
capacity to “listen” to and monitor your internal reactions as a means of gaining a deeper 
insight into the nature of yourself? What’s your perspective on this notion of 
“self-awareness” in the present moment as a tool to learn more about yourself? Was this 
“radical experiment” an effective one in terms of helping you understand the concept of 
empathy? 

Make some connections between the “Radical Experiment in Empathy” TED Talk and the 
ideas you have been reading and learning about this week. Be sure to describe your 
connections carefully and use in-text cites as applicable. 

Your Answer: 

This TED talk gave me great insights on the empathy and what it means to really step 
out of your thoughts and emotions and actually interact with ones personal issues to 
devote the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Self-awareness is 
something that felt I needed to hear in this TED talk. The minute you can stop and look 
around to know what your actions are being perceived as by other people means that 
you can have the ability to change your actions or see how you're affecting people. This 
Radical experiment in the TED talk was very insightful and I very much needed to watch 
this as does everyone. 

  

Question 3 

Stress: Portrait of a Killer 

Contrast your textbook’s discussion of stress with National Geographic’s documentary 

“Stress: Portrait of a Killer.” What, specifically, was most interesting to you with respect 
to the film? What kinds of connections can you make between stress, personality, and 
human behavior in the workplace? (Be explicit)  
Provide a couple of examples of specific stressful situations from your life – as well as 
your own stress-related behaviors in those instances. 

What stress management approaches work best for you? Based on what you learned 
here, what might be some additional strategies you might employ to reduce your stress? 

Your Answer: 

Individuals bring a number of differences to work. They have a variety of personalities, 

values, and attitudes. These differences, when entered into the workplace, effect the 
overall performance of the company which is why managers need to understand the 
individual characteristics that matter for employee and manager behaviors. An example 
I have for stress is my rent and bills constantly nagging me in the back of my head that I 
know need to get paid off and it constantly distracts me from work. I always try to have 
money saved so I know I have enough to pay my bills so that the stress never begins in 
the first place.