Feelings Matter More Than You Think at Work

Tanmoy Khanra
AppToDesign
Published in
3 min readAug 6, 2024

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Letโ€™s talk about two common stories in the workplace:

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—”๐—ฑ: Most of the time, we see job advertisements listing great communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills as key attributes for the open role. However, these three skills are all rooted in one fundamental trait: emotional intelligence.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: In a meeting where arguments happen frequently among team members, relationships get strained, project timelines suffer, and the work environment becomes toxic. During such a heated meeting, instead of snapping back at a colleague, take a moment to breathe and respond calmly. Acknowledge their point of view, and then share your perspective. This not only defuses the tension but also shows youโ€™re in control of your emotions.

Both scenarios highlight the importance of ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ (๐—˜๐—œ). Now, letโ€™s deep dive into what EI is all about.

๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—œ, ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€:๐Ÿ˜„

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† 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—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

EI is a game-changer for career success. It:

๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: Emotionally intelligent leaders inspire and motivate teams.

๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Understanding emotions leads to clearer and more effective communication.

๐—™๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ: EI builds trust and collaboration among team members.

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Emotionally intelligent individuals bounce back from challenges.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€: EI helps navigate conflicts calmly and fairly.

๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ: Leaders with high EI create positive and supportive work environments.

โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€.โ€ โ€” ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

Anyone can improve their emotional intelligence. Here are some tips:

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€: Regularly reflect on your emotions and triggers.

๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Learn techniques to manage stress and emotions.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: Set goals and celebrate achievements.

๐—–๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜†: Listen actively and try to understand othersโ€™ perspectives.

๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€: Improve your communication and interpersonal skills.

โ€œ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป, ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜.โ€ โ€” ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐˜๐˜‡

๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€. By understanding and managing emotions, you can build stronger relationships, improve communication, and achieve your career goals. Invest in developing your EI to thrive in todayโ€™s complex work environment.

โ€œ๐—œ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ, ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜. ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€.โ€ โ€” ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ป

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? Check out our full article for more insights and tips on boosting your emotional intelligence.

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๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? Quotientโ€™s here to help. This amazing app helps you understand and express your emotions, plus it offers inspiring quotes to lift your spirits. Think of it as your personal emotional coach, always there to support you. Try Now โ€” https://apptodesign.com/quotient/download/

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Tanmoy Khanra
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