This Week with Introspective
The definition of Emotional Awareness from the Skills Discovery:
You pay close attention to how people feel. You are an excellent judge of their emotions and feelings.
You easily pick up on the subtle verbal and non-verbal clues that people give out.
You accurately interpret them to understand the nuances of how other people are feeling.
Questions to help you bring this strength to life:
What do you notice about people that others tend to miss?
Who in your life needs to feel more understood by you right now?
Where do you rush past emotions instead of stopping to acknowledge them?
Resources of the Week
Article
Workplace Success Starts with Emotional Intelligence
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In today’s workplace, technical skills and emotional intelligence are gaining equal footing for career success. Researchers at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence explore a key question: What conditions support emotionally intelligent behavior in organizations?
By Erin Brough, PMP, MBA
Video
Emotional intelligence: The 4 domains of high performance
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People who emerge as outstanding performers or the best leaders have high emotional intelligence. A combination of self-awareness, mastery over emotions, social awareness, empathy, and tuning into others allows harmonious or effective relationships.
By Daniel Goleman
Book
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The mental well-being of children and adults is shockingly poor. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, knows why. And he knows what we can do.
By Marc Brackett
Strength Story: Beth
The Strength of Emotional Awareness
In her role as a strategic consultant to nonprofit leaders, Beth's Emotional Awareness strength enables her to notice what isn't being said. Her clients describe her as an "inside outsider", someone who brings outside perspective but earns insider trust quickly by making people feel seen before offering advice.
Her takeaway: ask more questions than you answer, and stay curious about the person, not just the problem.
Fact of the Week
People with strong emotional awareness tend to build stronger relationships and communicate more effectively. Research on emotional intelligence has found that accurately recognizing others' emotions is associated with better leadership, collaboration, and interpersonal effectiveness.
(Daniel Goleman)
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