In the book “Search Inside Yourself,” Chade-Meng Tan provides three different ways that Emotional Intelligence can do for us. This skill will give you the benefits of outstanding work performance, excellent leadership and the ability to create the conditions for happiness.
- Outstanding Work Perfomance:
According to the author “Studies have shown that emotional competencies are twice as important in contributing to excellence as pure intellect and expertise.” Understandably, someone who is optimist will likely to outperform those who are pessimists. In the fields such as sale or customer service, you are most likely to connect and engage with people who are energetic and outgoing. Therefore, optimism can make a difference in your work life for you and your performance.
2. Excellent Leadership:
In the same book, Tan also points out that “Goleman reported an analysis that shows emotional competencies to make up 90 to 100 percent of the distinguish competencies of outstanding leaders.” Indeed, leaders who possess high level of Emotional Intelligence will be able to keep employees happy and motivated. Therefore, employees will stay loyal to the company which is a crucial aspect for a company to be successful. The author also states that even effective U.S Navy commanders are found to be friendlier, positive, warmer and sociable.
3. The Ability to Create the Conditions for Happiness:
For Tan, this is the most important benefit that EI can bring us. This skill can help us to sustain our own happiness. According to the author “Happily, the skills that help us cultivate emotional intelligence also help us identify and develop the inner factors that contribute to our deep sense of well-being. The same things that build emotional intelligence will also help us create conditions for our own happiness.” As a result, happiness is almost inevitable when cultivating emotional intelligence.
Tan, C., & Goh, C. (2014). Search inside yourself: the unexpected path to achiving success, happiness (and worldpeace). New York: HarperOne.
