Is Emotional Intelligence Important?

Thatโ€™s a โ€œyes question.โ€

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It was my honour and pleasure to present at ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐—™๐—™ – ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ this week at C.O.T.U Lifestyle & Entertainment Venue, with 100 entrepreneurs, business leaders, and creatives from all walks of life in a beautiful venue.

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Entitled โ€œ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€โ€, I dove into that silent superpower every leader – and seeker, founder and funder – needs.ย 

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Emotional Intelligence is the ability to recognize, manage, and influence emotions โ€” both your own and those of others. It is crucial in how we understand others, make decisions, and navigate social interactions.

๐Ÿ“Œ Emotional intelligence is responsible for 58% of job performance, and 90% of top performers have high EQ.

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๐Ÿ“Œ Emotional intelligence increases the effectiveness of data-driven decisions by 25%.

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๐Ÿ“Œ And people with high emotional intelligence earn, on average, $29,000 more per year than those with low EQ.

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Do any of you want that?ย 

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Again another โ€œyes questionโ€.ย 

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And what about you? Why do you think emotional intelligence is so important? Iโ€™d love to hear your thoughts.