EQvs.IQEQ-isameasureofyouremotionalintelligence,oryourabilitytousebothyouremotionsandcognitiveskillsinyourlife.Emotionalintelligencecompetenciesincludebutarenotlimitedtoempathy,intuition,creativity,flexibility,resilience,coping,stressmanagement,leadership,integrity,authenticity,intrapersonalskillsandinterpersonalskills.IQ-anumberusedtoexpresstheapparentrelativeintelligenceofapersonthatistheratiomultipliedby100ofthementalageasreportedonastandardizedtesttothechronologicalage.IQisthemeasureofcognitiveabilities,suchastheabilitytolearnorunderstandortodealwithnewsituations;theskilleduseofreason;theabilitytoapplyknowledgetomanipulateone'senvironmentortothinkabstractlyasmeasuredbyobjectivecriteria(astests);mentalacuteness;logicandanalyticalskills.COMPARISONSEQgetsyouthroughlifevs.IQgetsyouthroughschoolAppealingtoreasonandemotionstoconvincesomeonevs.TryingtoconvincesomeonebyfactsaloneUsingyouremotionsaswellasyourcognitiveabilitiestofunctionmoreeffectivelyvs.RelyingsolelyonyourcognitiveskillsEXAMPLESamuelhadahighIQ.Hecouldreason,wasanalyticalandlogical,andhadasteel-trapfocusontasks.Helearnednewthingsquickly.However,heignoredhowhewasfeelingandhowotherswerefeeling.Ifthingsdidn'tdothewayheexpectedthemto,hewouldlosehistemperandlashoutatothers.Hewasunabletorelatetopeoplewhoweren'tassmartashewasandlackedempathy.ThislimitedhisabilitytobeeffectiveinteamsituationseventhoughhisIQwasveryhigh.JosehadahighEQ.Hegotalongwellwithpeople,andmanagedhisownemotionswell.Thismadehimhighlyeffectiveinhiswork,eventhoughtherewereothersinthefirmwithhigherIQs.Josewasabletoconsidertheemotionalcomponentofinteractions,usingbothhiscognitiveabilitiesandhisunderstandingofemotions.Hewasabletoinfluenceandmotivatepeoplebecauseheunderstoodwhatmatteredtothemandwasanexcellentcommunicator.Hisauthenticityandintegritymadehimanaturalleader.Hewasflexibleandcreativewhenfacedwithachallenge,andresilientinthefaceoftemporarydefeats.Hewaswell-likedandwell-respected.
