Emotional Intelligence: The Basics

Emotional intelligence spans self‑awareness, self‑regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Practice builds skill: brief, repeated exercises are more effective than one‑time efforts.

Practice ideas

• Self‑awareness: 2‑minute emotion labeling after meetings.
• Regulation: box breathing before challenging conversations.
• Empathy: paraphrase the other person’s key point before replying.