EQ vs. IQWritten by Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach
DEFINITIONSEQ - is a measure of your emotional intelligence, or your ability to use both your emotions and cognitive skills in your life. Emotional intelligence competencies include but are not limited to empathy, intuition, creativity, flexibility, resilience, coping, stress management, leadership, integrity, authenticity, intrapersonal skills and interpersonal skills. IQ - a number used to express apparent relative intelligence of a person that is ratio multiplied by 100 of mental age as reported on a standardized test to chronological age. IQ is measure of cognitive abilities, such as ability to learn or understand or to deal with new situations; skilled use of reason; ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria (as tests); mental acuteness; logic and analytical skills. COMPARISONS EQ gets you through life vs. IQ gets you through school Appealing to reason and emotions to convince someone vs. Trying to convince someone by facts alone Using your emotions as well as your cognitive abilities to function more effectively vs. Relying solely on your cognitive skills EXAMPLE Li Ying had a high IQ. She could reason, was analytical and logical, and had a steel-trap focus on tasks. She learned new things quickly. However, she ignored how he was feeling and how others were feeling. If things didn't do way she expected them to, she would lose her temper and lash out at others. She was unable to relate to people who weren't as smart as he was and lacked empathy. This limited her ability to be effective in team situations even though her IQ was very high.
| | Emotional Intelligence vs. Cognitive IntelligenceWritten by Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach
DEFINITIONSEmotional Intelligence - Understanding your own emotions and those of others, and being able to use this information to bring about best outcome for all concerned. Knowing where emotions come from and being able to manage your own and those of others. Knowing what emotions mean and what information they are providing. Being able to work well with others as well as alone. Being able to combine cognitive knowledge with emotional knowledge and use them in tandem. Cognitive Intelligence - Intellectual abilities such as logic, reason, reading, writing, analyzing and prioritizing. These go on in your own head and utilize only neocortex, not emotional centers of brain which also provide crucial information. These abilities do not require any social skills per se, i.e., you can solve a math equation by yourself, or write an essay, or balance a business’ books by yourself. COMPARISONS Being effective both alone and as a team player vs. Only effective when working alone Being able to manage your own emotions vs. Having temper tantrums, sulking or withdrawing Being able to empathize with others and knowing where they're coming from vs. Not being able to grasp feelings of others and understand how emotions are affecting situation Using an emotional appeal to convince someone of something v. Using an intellectual appeal to convince someone of something Knowing that motivation is a feeling word v. Thinking that motivation is a thinking word EXAMPLE Bill was brilliant in his field and best IT person in office as to technical skills, but his people skills were very low. He was abrasive, arrogant, short-tempered, and a perfectionist. Other people didn't like to work with him, and he was unable to explain things in terms other people could understand. Mary, who was also in IT department, had good technical skills and a good education, though it was less than Bill’s. However, her emotional intelligence more than made up for this. She was able to handle herself and other people well and to explain things calmly and clearly. People loved to work with her and requested her by name. She received promotion after promotion because of her technical expertise and her high emotional intelligence.
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