He defined Emotional Intelligence as an ability which include self-control, zeal and persistence a nd the ability to motivate one-self 18.EI is considered to be one of the hottest buzzwords in todays corporate world because it has overshadowed other less spectacular classical psychological concepts such as Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and personality.The present study is an attempt to summarise the literature available on EI by discussing the evolution of the term Emotional Intelligence and various definitions of EI.It also clarifies the concept of EI by reviewing different models of EI and discussing the various measures used to access EI.
The paper further throws light on EI in the Indian Context by finding the roots of EI in The Bhagavad-Gita. Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Free Public FullDiscover the worlds research 20 million members 135 million publications 700k research projects Join for free Public Full-text 1 Content uploaded by Priyam Dhani Author content All content in this area was uploaded by Priyam Dhani on Aug 05, 2016 Content may be subject to copyright. The present study is an attempt to summarize the literature a vailable on EI by discussing the evolution of the term Emotional Intelligence and various definitions of EI. Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Professional Growth AndFurther it will reason why EI is important for both personal and professional growth and well being. ![]() I. INTRODUCTION Emotional Intelligence in the simplest word s refers to the ability to recognize and regulate emotions in ourselves and others 1 to make effective decisions 2, 3. EI may be a relatively new term, not more than 25 years old but the roots of EI can be found in The Bhagavad-Gita, 5000 years ago where Krishnas Sthithapragnya (E motionally stable person) is very close t o Mayer and Saloveys Emotionally Intelligent person 4 and also the work of Plato, 2000 years ago where he stated, All learning has an emotional base 5. Since then, researc hers, scientists, educators, and p hilosophers have worked to prove or disprove the importance of feelings and emotions in day to day life 5. Though we experience a wide range of emotions in our d aily life its effect on human behaviour has always been a topic of argument 6. Unfortunatel y, for a large part of last two millennia, common thought was, Emotions are in the way, they keep us from making good decisions, and they keep us from focusing 7. In the last three decades, a growing body of research is proving just the opposite by suggesting that Emotions are valuable signals that help us survive and thrive 8. Over the last few decades, beliefs about emotions and intelligence have both changed where intelligence was once perfection, people were recognizing that there was more to life 10. ![]() This was the result of the work of psychologists in the 19 th century where they began to link emotions to thought which. In early 1900s Thorndike 12 describes the concept of social intelligence as the ability to get along with other people by b eing able to understand the internal states, motives and behaviours of oneself and others, this concept is very close to the present day concept of EI. Soon after, Wechsler 13 developed the concept of non-cognitive intelligence stating that it is essent ial for success in life and intelligence is not complete until we are n ot able to d efine its non cognitive aspects 14. In the later part of the cent ury Gardner 15 in his book Frames of Mind introduced multiple intelligences and the present day EI is somewhere close to two of those seven intelligences; Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Intelligence 14, 16 In 1990, Psychologists Peter Salovey and J ohn Mayer published their landmark article, Emotional Intelligence where they considered EI as a form of intelligence defining EI as the ability to monitor ones own and others feelings and emotions to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide ones thinking and actions 17. The concept of EI got popularized after the publication on Daniel Golemans book Emotional Intelligence: Why It can Matter Mo re than IQ 18 which he wrote after being inspired by the works o f Salovey and Mayer 19, 20.
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