Emotional intelligence.

Emotional intelligence helps you build stronger

relationships, succeed at work, and achieve your
career and personal goals.

Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to perceive,

control, and evaluate emotions. Some researchers
suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned.
So, it isn’t for everyone.

Emotional intelligence is Self-management, Self-

awareness, Social awareness, Relationship
management. For example, if you have self
management– You're able to control impulsive
feelings and behaviors, manage your emotions in
healthy ways, take initiative, follow through on
commitments, and adapt to changing circumstances.

I you have Self-awareness – You recognize your own

emotions and how they affect your thoughts and
behavior. You know your strengths and weaknesses,
and have self-confidence.

If you have Social awareness – You have empathy. You

can understand the emotions, needs, and concerns of
other people, pick up on emotional cues, feel
comfortable socially, and recognize the power
dynamics in a group or organization.

If you have Relationship management – You know how

to develop and maintain good relationships,
 communicate clearly, inspire and influence others,
work well in a team, and manage conflict.

Emotional intelligence can be associated with empathy. For

example, Empathy is also the capacity to understand or feel what
another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference,
that is, the capacity. People with high emotional intelligence can
recognize their own emotions and those of others.

Overall, EI can be associated with empathy. They both

encompass a broad range of social, cognitive, and emotional
processes primarily concerned with understanding others.
There are 4 key elements to Emotional intelligence.

What factors can contribute to happiness in the

workplace?

The first factor is Freedom.

The last thing you want to happen in the workplace is people looking over your
shoulder telling you to, “change this,” or “do this another way.” Yes, there are
rules to obey at the workplace but a better way to work around these rules is
being given the creative freedom to express your views and make decisions
about your work. When this happens, you will derive a great sense of
confidence and joy from your work, which will make you feel like you’re really
making a difference.
Freedom is important to workplace happiness because you won’t feel like
you’re back in the classroom with a teacher hanging over your shoulder. You
want the company to trust you to do your job well in meeting the workplace
objectives and standards.
The second factor is Positive Relationships and Communication.
Every day you show up to work, you interact with people. These connections
are unavoidable and have a significant impact on your workplace happiness. If
you enjoy your co-workers, especially if you work with friends, you’ll truly
enjoy coming into work each day and the time you spend at work will be joyful
and rewarding.
Alongside having positive relationships is having positive communication. This
can make a huge difference not just in your individual happiness but in the
entire company, which turns back around and further promotes greater
happiness in your work.
The third factor is the Opportunity for Growth.
In our daily lives, we often want to feel like we’re getting somewhere. We want
to know that tomorrow is going to be better than today and that if we work
hard we can make that a reality.
This same principle applies to the workplace, where we can derive a great
sense of happiness if there’s an opportunity for us to grow and move up in the
company.

Knowing that you have a chance to move up positions and improve the quality
of work life, is through coming to work each day with the hope of becoming a
better person. If you feel you’re in a company where you have no room to
grow, and that you will be in the same position as long as you’re with the
company, then you can very quickly grow disinterested and lose any joy you
derive from work.
 Why is it important to help and support others at work?
Helping and supporting others at work may not come naturally to everyone,
but with a little effort, the culture of a workplace can grow considerably.
Workplace culture is becoming even more of a draw for candidates in the
hiring process today, so fostering that culture with supportive, communicative
colleagues is a huge plus. The benefits for those involved are numerous,
ranging from better performance for those driven by results all the way
through to physical and mental health benefits for those who prefer to
measure success in more human terms.
It's one thing to develop relationships in the office or at work, but actively
being a supportive colleague is another thing entirely. You can do this by
offering to lend an ear in times of need, making the tea on a tough day, or
taking over duties when another colleague is struggling. Whatever guise it
takes, there are several benefits to helping and supporting others at work.