Emotional intelligence in the workplace

Emotional intelligence: A new criterion for hiring?

The cognitive skills of a future employee are examined during a job interview. However, qualifications and a nice character don’t necessarily mean that the interviewee will be a competent colleague. The individual’s emotional intelligence has to be factored in, that is, his capacity to understand, regulate and manage emotions in the specific context of the work environment. Researchers have now devised an emotional intelligence test that measures emotional competences at work.

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Do Police in Australia get taught emotional intelligence ?

Recognizing emotions would be a good skill to have.

Managing other peoples emotions would be really good to have.

It could be used in many workplaces.

I think this idea was ‘new’ about 20 years ago.

>Managing other peoples emotions would be really good to have.
It could be used in many workplaces.

new as the idea may be, emotions being necessary (useful too), part of the cognitive apparatus, I doubt them being managed is anything new. In fact I bet there’s groups of bonobos out there, and it’s happening with them.

there are disrespectful manipulations too, of humans now i’m talking about, this may be new territory for some.

it’s reassuring though, things once considered primitive, are still primitive, extending to love and all, affections, even healthy aversions.

some positive ideas about.

somone’s going to say desire is good next, and instincts too.

transition said:

>Managing other peoples emotions would be really good to have.
It could be used in many workplaces.

new as the idea may be, emotions being necessary (useful too), part of the cognitive apparatus, I doubt them being managed is anything new. In fact I bet there’s groups of bonobos out there, and it’s happening with them.

there are disrespectful manipulations too, of humans now i’m talking about, this may be new territory for some.

it’s reassuring though, things once considered primitive, are still primitive, extending to love and all, affections, even healthy aversions.

some positive ideas about.

somone’s going to say desire is good next, and instincts too.

Would think others would be more interested seeing if a prospects emotional intelligence would match with their situation, rather than trying to manage it. Not sure if you could manage it, bit like trying to improve someones intellectual intelligence.

PermeateFree said:

transition said:

>Managing other peoples emotions would be really good to have.
It could be used in many workplaces.

new as the idea may be, emotions being necessary (useful too), part of the cognitive apparatus, I doubt them being managed is anything new. In fact I bet there’s groups of bonobos out there, and it’s happening with them.

there are disrespectful manipulations too, of humans now i’m talking about, this may be new territory for some.

it’s reassuring though, things once considered primitive, are still primitive, extending to love and all, affections, even healthy aversions.

some positive ideas about.

somone’s going to say desire is good next, and instincts too.

Would think others would be more interested seeing if a prospects emotional intelligence would match with their situation, rather than trying to manage it. Not sure if you could manage it, bit like trying to improve someones intellectual intelligence.

i’m harnessing the joy today, and aren’t entirely displeased if it’s slightly contagious

I still don’t know what you mean by “emotional intelligence”.

I get that sociopaths are emotion-deficient.

I get that emotional maturity consists of talking in adult language about emotions without feeling them strongly.

But (warning, devil’s advocate mode) that makes “emotional maturity” a synonym of “sociopath”.

So what do you really think you mean by “emotional intelligence”?

mollwollfumble said:

I still don’t know what you mean by “emotional intelligence”.

I get that sociopaths are emotion-deficient.

I get that emotional maturity consists of talking in adult language about emotions without feeling them strongly.

But (warning, devil’s advocate mode) that makes “emotional maturity” a synonym of “sociopath”.

So what do you really think you mean by “emotional intelligence”?

Here are some links that describe emotional intelligence. The concept has been around for some time.

1 Wikipedia Emotional_intelligence
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3 Psychology Today Emotional intelligence
4 The Conversation Four signs you have high emotional intelligence
5 Youtube What is Emotional Intelligence?
6 Small Business Ideas 13 Signs of High Emotional Intelligence
7Very Well Mind Overview of Emotional Intelligence
8 La Trobe University Why emotional intelligence makes you more successful
9 CIO Characteristics of emotional intelligence
10 Education Vic Gov Emotional intelligence

2 Langley Group Emotional intelligence

Tau.Neutrino said:

mollwollfumble said:

I still don’t know what you mean by “emotional intelligence”.

I get that sociopaths are emotion-deficient.

I get that emotional maturity consists of talking in adult language about emotions without feeling them strongly.

But (warning, devil’s advocate mode) that makes “emotional maturity” a synonym of “sociopath”.

So what do you really think you mean by “emotional intelligence”?

Here are some links that describe emotional intelligence. The concept has been around for some time.

1 Wikipedia Emotional_intelligence
2
3 Psychology Today Emotional intelligence
4 The Conversation Four signs you have high emotional intelligence
5 Youtube What is Emotional Intelligence?
6 Small Business Ideas 13 Signs of High Emotional Intelligence
7Very Well Mind Overview of Emotional Intelligence
8 La Trobe University Why emotional intelligence makes you more successful
9 CIO Characteristics of emotional intelligence
10 Education Vic Gov Emotional intelligence

“Emotional intelligence (EI), Emotional leadership (EL), Emotional quotient (EQ) and Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EIQ), is the capability of individuals to recognize their own emotions and those of others, discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, and manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one’s goal(s)”

So it is a synonym for being a sociopath.

>>>So what do you really think you mean by “emotional intelligence”?

Ability to recognize emotions in someone face and in someone speech.

Ability to control ones own emotions when manipulated by others towards destabilization ( one debate tactic out of many, used to put off the opponent ) or in an domestic argument.

Ability to control other people emotions in a work environment

Ability for a teacher to control students emotions etc

etc

So it is a synonym for being a sociopath.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Sociopath

Sociopath

Sociopaths are people who have little to no conscience. They will lie, cheat, steal and manipulate others for their own benefit. They know exactly what they are doing, they just don’t care because they don’t think that way. If you are naive enough, they will brainwash you into doing exactly what they say and what they want which is the only time a sociopath is truly happy.
Sociopaths can hide this well if you haven’t known them for long. They’re really nice and charming at first, almost too nice, but it’s extremely fake. The niceness will last until a problem occurs in which they are at fault however, you will be manipulated to believe that you are in the wrong. There is no reasoning with this person. Things have to be their way or it’s the highway. They will blame you for hurting them (even if they’re the ones who hurt you) or blame the world for all their problems (knowing full well they do shitty things in general). They are compulsive liars and even if they do apologize, it’s never genuine. Most are anti social and have few to no friends because most people around them don’t want to associate with them. However the sociopath will again tell you that “people hate me for no reason/the world is against me”. The only person who will put up with a sociopath is someone who is off their rocker or someone who has absolutely no self respect, or both of those two combined.

Piece of advice: Once you realize that you are dealing with a sociopath, RUN.

Tau.Neutrino said:

So it is a synonym for being a sociopath.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Sociopath

Sociopath

Sociopaths are people who have little to no conscience. They will lie, cheat, steal and manipulate others for their own benefit. They know exactly what they are doing, they just don’t care because they don’t think that way. If you are naive enough, they will brainwash you into doing exactly what they say and what they want which is the only time a sociopath is truly happy.
Sociopaths can hide this well if you haven’t known them for long. They’re really nice and charming at first, almost too nice, but it’s extremely fake. The niceness will last until a problem occurs in which they are at fault however, you will be manipulated to believe that you are in the wrong. There is no reasoning with this person. Things have to be their way or it’s the highway. They will blame you for hurting them (even if they’re the ones who hurt you) or blame the world for all their problems (knowing full well they do shitty things in general). They are compulsive liars and even if they do apologize, it’s never genuine. Most are anti social and have few to no friends because most people around them don’t want to associate with them. However the sociopath will again tell you that “people hate me for no reason/the world is against me”. The only person who will put up with a sociopath is someone who is off their rocker or someone who has absolutely no self respect, or both of those two combined.

Piece of advice: Once you realize that you are dealing with a sociopath, RUN.

I am living next door to someone who fits that above definition.

Alexithymia is the inability to recognise your own emotions.

Not once did my crim psychology lecturer, who practiced for thirty years in prisons with real criminals, mention emotional maturity. Not even once.

Also he does not think that sociopath is a clinical term.

Also urban dictionary is a worser ref than wiki

Carry on.

intelligence are mental resources used to get shit done, overcoming obstacles too, to that end called a goal. What you make of whatever goal/s though, you know, the genius generalization sorta goes off the rails.

emotional intelligence must involve motivational theories, theory of mind, you might generalize it psychological mindedness.

Tau.Neutrino said:

>>>So what do you really think you mean by “emotional intelligence”?

Ability to recognize emotions in someone face and in someone speech.

Ability to control ones own emotions when manipulated by others towards destabilization ( one debate tactic out of many, used to put off the opponent ) or in an domestic argument.

Ability to control other people emotions in a work environment

Ability for a teacher to control students emotions etc

etc

Yep. 100% sociopath. Never let even one of them into a position of power in either government or business.

mollwollfumble said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

>>>So what do you really think you mean by “emotional intelligence”?

Ability to recognize emotions in someone face and in someone speech.

Ability to control ones own emotions when manipulated by others towards destabilization ( one debate tactic out of many, used to put off the opponent ) or in an domestic argument.

Ability to control other people emotions in a work environment

Ability for a teacher to control students emotions etc

etc

Yep. 100% sociopath. Never let even one of them into a position of power in either government or business.

I’d be interested in knowing how a teacher can control a students emotions..

Arts said:

Alexithymia is the inability to recognise your own emotions.

Not once did my crim psychology lecturer, who practiced for thirty years in prisons with real criminals, mention emotional maturity. Not even once.

Also he does not think that sociopath is a clinical term.

Also urban dictionary is a worser ref than wiki

Carry on.

Wikis definition is rather weak

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sociopath

A person with an antisocial personality disorder, exhibiting antisocial behavior that usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person’s early life.

merriam-webster definition is even weaker
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociopath

a sociopathic individual : psychopath

Definition of sociopath dictionary.com
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sociopathy

Definition of sociopath Britannica

Comes up as

Antisocial personality disorder

Antisocial personality disorder, personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for the feelings of others and often accompanied by violation of the rights of others through negligence or overt action. The disorder occurs in about 2 to 3 percent of adults; prevalence is significantly higher in prison populations. In the past, antisocial personality disorder often was considered to be a psychopathic or sociopathic condition. Those characterizations, however, were misleading, because they frequently were used to describe extreme and violent forms of the disorder (e.g., serial killing).

Definition of Psychopathy Wikipeadia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

compare the above information to this

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sociopath

and I’m noticing confusion between definitions of sociopath and psychopath

and there is confusion as to exactly what is emotional intelligence

It has nothing to do with being a sociopath, a sociopath uses emotions for negative purposes.

Someone who has emotional intelligence will not.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Definition of Psychopathy Wikipeadia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

compare the above information to this

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sociopath

and I’m noticing confusion between definitions of sociopath and psychopath

and there is confusion as to exactly what is emotional intelligence

It has nothing to do with being a sociopath, a sociopath uses emotions for negative purposes.

Someone who has emotional intelligence will not.

will not what?

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Definition of Psychopathy Wikipeadia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

compare the above information to this

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sociopath

and I’m noticing confusion between definitions of sociopath and psychopath

and there is confusion as to exactly what is emotional intelligence

It has nothing to do with being a sociopath, a sociopath uses emotions for negative purposes.

Someone who has emotional intelligence will not.

will not what?

ok I did not phrase that right

Someone who has emotional intelligence may or may not use emotions for negative purposes.

I guess it depends on their upbringing, education, family values social values etc

I tend to see emotional intelligence as an extension of common sense.

There is a difference in the way a sociopath uses emotions compared to people who are not sociopaths.

Information about sociopathy on the internet is a bit sketchy.

Tau.Neutrino said:

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Definition of Psychopathy Wikipeadia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

compare the above information to this

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sociopath

and I’m noticing confusion between definitions of sociopath and psychopath

and there is confusion as to exactly what is emotional intelligence

It has nothing to do with being a sociopath, a sociopath uses emotions for negative purposes.

Someone who has emotional intelligence will not.

will not what?

ok I did not phrase that right

Someone who has emotional intelligence may or may not use emotions for negative purposes.

I guess it depends on their upbringing, education, family values social values etc

I tend to see emotional intelligence as an extension of common sense.

There is a difference in the way a sociopath uses emotions compared to people who are not sociopaths.

Emotions generally only require intelligence to change the impending result.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Information about sociopathy on the internet is a bit sketchy.

That is because nobody wants to talk about themselves and even if they honestly do, someone will target them for bragging or summat other BS.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Arts said:

Alexithymia is the inability to recognise your own emotions.

Not once did my crim psychology lecturer, who practiced for thirty years in prisons with real criminals, mention emotional maturity. Not even once.

Also he does not think that sociopath is a clinical term.

Also urban dictionary is a worser ref than wiki

Carry on.

Wikis definition is rather weak

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sociopath

A person with an antisocial personality disorder, exhibiting antisocial behavior that usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person’s early life.

merriam-webster definition is even weaker
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociopath

a sociopathic individual : psychopath

Definition of sociopath dictionary.com
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sociopathy

Definition of sociopath Britannica

Comes up as

Antisocial personality disorder

Antisocial personality disorder, personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for the feelings of others and often accompanied by violation of the rights of others through negligence or overt action. The disorder occurs in about 2 to 3 percent of adults; prevalence is significantly higher in prison populations. In the past, antisocial personality disorder often was considered to be a psychopathic or sociopathic condition. Those characterizations, however, were misleading, because they frequently were used to describe extreme and violent forms of the disorder (e.g., serial killing).

Definition of Psychopathy Wikipeadia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

compare the above information to this

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sociopath

and I’m noticing confusion between definitions of sociopath and psychopath

and there is confusion as to exactly what is emotional intelligence

It has nothing to do with being a sociopath, a sociopath uses emotions for negative purposes.

Someone who has emotional intelligence will not.

I have, on pod casts, heard US clinical psychs use the word sociopath.. and one even gave a definition “Psychopaths are born, sociopaths are made” which would fit with the “usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person’s early life.” part of the wiki definition.. but as wiki is enormously US centric this does not surprise me. It is not a clinical term as far as I know (at least not in AUS).. Psycholpath and APD both are

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Information about sociopathy on the internet is a bit sketchy.

That is because nobody wants to talk about themselves and even if they honestly do, someone will target them for bragging or summat other BS.

the whole internet is full of people who want to talk about themselves…. it’s the very basis of instagram and twitter

Arts said:

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Information about sociopathy on the internet is a bit sketchy.

That is because nobody wants to talk about themselves and even if they honestly do, someone will target them for bragging or summat other BS.

the whole internet is full of people who want to talk about themselves…. it’s the very basis of instagram and twitter

Honestly?

roughbarked said:

Arts said:

roughbarked said:

That is because nobody wants to talk about themselves and even if they honestly do, someone will target them for bragging or summat other BS.

the whole internet is full of people who want to talk about themselves…. it’s the very basis of instagram and twitter

Honestly?

well, I haven’t actually read the article, but I suspect so

Arts said:

roughbarked said:

Arts said:

the whole internet is full of people who want to talk about themselves…. it’s the very basis of instagram and twitter

Honestly?

well, I haven’t actually read the article, but I suspect so

admittedly I’ve been waiting for quotes from the article by responders.

Does there need to be a proper definition for sociopath ?

got it worked out neutrino?

thrashing around in the pond of pathology, pathologizing.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Does there need to be a proper definition for sociopath ?

seriously?

Tau.Neutrino said:

Does there need to be a proper definition for sociopath ?

No. Each of us is one.

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Does there need to be a proper definition for sociopath ?

No. Each of us is one.

and simultaneously isn’t one

Arts said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Does there need to be a proper definition for sociopath ?

seriously?

Sociopaths are often called psychopaths and vice versa but there are differences between a psychopath and a sociopath. … And while sociopaths and psychopaths do share some traits, sociopathy (antisocial personality disorder) is generally considered less severe than psychopathy.

https://www.healthyplace.com/personality-disorders/psychopath/psychopath-vs-sociopath-what-s-the-difference

Arts said:

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Does there need to be a proper definition for sociopath ?

No. Each of us is one.

and simultaneously isn’t one

and now we are talking. :)

Tau.Neutrino said:

Arts said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Does there need to be a proper definition for sociopath ?

seriously?

Sociopaths are often called psychopaths and vice versa but there are differences between a psychopath and a sociopath. … And while sociopaths and psychopaths do share some traits, sociopathy (antisocial personality disorder) is generally considered less severe than psychopathy.

https://www.healthyplace.com/personality-disorders/psychopath/psychopath-vs-sociopath-what-s-the-difference

You are digging unnecessary side tunnels. You’d be useless at opal mining.

roughbarked said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Arts said:

seriously?

Sociopaths are often called psychopaths and vice versa but there are differences between a psychopath and a sociopath. … And while sociopaths and psychopaths do share some traits, sociopathy (antisocial personality disorder) is generally considered less severe than psychopathy.

https://www.healthyplace.com/personality-disorders/psychopath/psychopath-vs-sociopath-what-s-the-difference

You are digging unnecessary side tunnels. You’d be useless at opal mining.

Looks like it, I will go and lie down for a while.

I could carry dirt and rocks away.

transition said:

got it worked out neutrino?

thrashing around in the pond of pathology, pathologizing.

No I haven’t got it worked out yet.

.

Tau.Neutrino said:

Arts said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Does there need to be a proper definition for sociopath ?

seriously?

Sociopaths are often called psychopaths and vice versa but there are differences between a psychopath and a sociopath. … And while sociopaths and psychopaths do share some traits, sociopathy (antisocial personality disorder) is generally considered less severe than psychopathy.

https://www.healthyplace.com/personality-disorders/psychopath/psychopath-vs-sociopath-what-s-the-difference

you can’t just make your own rules about it… instead of reading blogs and wiki try going to google scholar and reading some articles that have to be accountable….

Tau.Neutrino said:

Information about sociopathy on the internet is a bit sketchy.

look i think i can speak for most people but the urge to kill is totally natural, once you have killed its hard to stop killing. its hard to sleep and the fever eats away at your mind as you roll around in a restless sleep as it drip, drip, drips like the tap that can’t be stopped all night long.

wookiemeister said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Information about sociopathy on the internet is a bit sketchy.

look i think i can speak for most people but the urge to kill is totally natural, once you have killed its hard to stop killing. its hard to sleep and the fever eats away at your mind as you roll around in a restless sleep as it drip, drip, drips like the tap that can’t be stopped all night long.

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