Emotional Intelligence 2.0

call someone’s bluff.

Greeting someone by name is one of the most basic and influential social awareness strategies you can adopt.

The excitement and energy you enjoy during a good mood paint a rosy picture of all you encounter. This leaves you far more likely to make impulsive decisions that ignore the potential consequences of your actions. Stay aware of your good moods and the foolish decisions these moods can lead to, and you’ll be able to enjoy feeling good without any re

To be effective in life, we all need to discover our own arrogance—those things we don’t bother to learn about and dismiss as unimportant.

The sooner you can hone your ability to spot safety,

Remember, the main goal of social awareness is to recognize and

understand how others are thinking and feeling. To do this, you need to focus on other people.

Someone who wants the whole story and complete picture observes others without the distraction of phones, typing, or writing. Instead, he or she simply observes.

EQ is so critical to success that it accounts for 58 percent of performance in all types of jobs. It’s the single biggest predictor of performance in the workplace and the strongest driver of leadership and personal excellence.