SUMMARY OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 2.0

 BOOK REVIEW ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 2.0

BY UBONG HENRY

BOOK TITLE: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 2.0

AUTHORS: TRAVIS BRADBURY AND JEAN GREAVE 

BOOK PAGES: 255

INTRODUCTION

It is hope awaking at the advent of the book Emotional Intelligence 2.0. This is because, we live in the world where there is a transition life challenge from to another manifesting like economic meltdown, depression, and social, political, and environmental issues. The impacts of these global issues have a away of  stirring up emotional tendencies and causing harm to humans. Away from global issues, negative emotional shift could rise from daily engagement in offices, homes, religious setting. Ability to manage and control oneself against negative imposition of emotional disposition is a skill that individuals should be vested in. The book provides a clear-cut and detailing emotional strategies that could serve as a balm to manage any form of negative emotional shift.

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 navigates the relevance of emotional intelligence (EQ) in personal and professional success. The book is clearly divided into four main skills: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. The book provides practical strategies and exercises to improve on these skills. It also emphasizes the importance of continuous growth and development in understanding and managing emotions.  The book provides practical steps for individuals seeking to enhance their emotional intelligence for better decision-making, improved relationships, and overall well-being both in private and public life engagements.

Fundamental skills the book provides to manage emotional tendencies are the following:

Self-awareness strategies

Self-management strategies

Social awareness strategies

Relationship management strategies

1.0 Emotional intelligence (EQ) is your ability to recognize your emotions as well as the emotions of those around you, and your ability to use those emotions to develop your behavior and relationships. 

1.1 SELF-AWARENESS

To develop emotional intelligence self- awareness is emphasized a very essential strategy. Self-awareness is your ability to identify your emotions as they occur and recognize your tendencies during different scenarios. Self-awareness helps individuals to identify their strengths, weaknesses, and triggers leading to better decision-making and self-control. The book exposes that people with high levels of self-awareness: recognize the people or situations that upset them, notice patterns of behavior in specific situation ,embrace emotional outbursts as learning opportunities, take time to decipher the reasons behind their emotional responses, know what they do well, and what they don’t and understand the things that motivate them.

1.2 SELF-MANAGEMENT

Self-management is the ability to use your self-awareness to manage your emotions and stay in control of your behavior. The book describes people with high-levels of self-management as those who can control reactive behavior, do not allow their emotions to dictate their decisions, those who find peace with uncertainty, those who navigate complex situations patiently, those white  projects through to the end regardless of frustration and remain focus on long-term development. The importance of self management is that it helps individuals regulate emotions effectively and remain calm during adversarial or heated situations regardless of your personal feelings. Techniques such as stress management, impulse control, and adaptability are key components of self-management. 

1.3 SOCIAL AWARENESS 

The book defines social awareness as the ability to identify emotions in other people and understand the reasons behind them. This strategy aids in developing and mastering social competence which is your ability to interact with people effectively. By emphasis, this skill helps in effective communication and building strong relationships. The book states that characteristics of people with high levels of social awareness. These people give others the opportunity to speak, they listen attentively, they stop what they’re doing and turn their full attention to the other person, they pick up on cues that reveal emotion.

take in important information without bias, they adapt to the emotional climate

and they develop empathy for the people around them. At this level, an individual puts his himself in the shoes of others and try to understand their feelings at a given material time.

1.4 RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

As the last strategy, relationship management is your ability to develop relationships with other people. When relationship management is given full consideration, an individual can  hold difficult conversations in a constructive and effective manner, even with people you don't necessarily like or agree with. To manage relationship effectively the book provides an outstanding strategies which include employing effective communication, conflict resolution, and collaboration skills.

Basic characteristics of eople with high levels of relationship management include: ability to

connect with a multitude of people,

they can interact with people frequently,

they find the benefits in every relationship they keep. They also create an environment that promotes discussion and connection

These people can handle stressful situations well. They also develop a strong rapport with coworkers; even with people they do not inherently agree with.

In conclusion, Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is a clear expository piece that provides fundamental strategies in managing emotion whether in our work place, religious gathering, societal setting, homes or marketplace. They four main strategies provided are essential pillars that aid individuals to manage their feelings where ever.