So how important is Emotional Intelligence or Emotional IQ in the workplace?
Sure, there are some old school execs who pooh-pooh it as mystical gibberish, but mostly there’s growing acceptance that’s it is a necessary component in today’s workforce.
In particular, empathy, self-awareness and social skills are considered vital to employees succeeding.
And many hiring managers are going so far to say emotional IQ is more important than an employee’s IQ.