Emotional Intelligence at Work and Within Yourself! - by Martina Tassini

06 Nov 2013 16:46 | Deleted user
On October 30th, a very interesting and inspiring event took place at the Alpha Palmiers Hotel in Lausanne. The theme of the event was Emotional Intelligence: how well do you know yourself and the people you work with? 

The speaker was Les Morgan, a person that found his true vocation when he started his business helping people change their lives.

Let’s start from the beginning: what exactly is Emotional Intelligence and why it is so important in our personal and professional development? Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate our own emotions and the ability to understand, interpret, and respond to the emotions of others. Usually we make a distinction between EQ and IQ. IQ refers to the ability to concentrate and plan, to organize materials, to assimilate and interpret facts.

No man is an island: everybody, in everyday life, lives together with others, in the private sphere as well as in the professional one. The ability to understand our emotions, how they influence us and our actions and reactions, as well as the ability to understand others, is a powerful tool: IQ predicts on average 6% of success in a given job; EQ predicts between 27 and 45% (depending on the field).
EQ is something that we can develop during our entire life, the very beginning is to look inside ourselves to accept who we are and to look outside ourselves and to accept who other people are.



I can’t be exhaustive because the topic is complex but one thing is clear: the better we manage our emotions and understand others, the more we can have good quality of life, happiness and personal and professional satisfaction. The topic is so important and actual, considering the society where we live that asks us to be performing every day, that the event was a great success, full of attendees.

The evening started as usual, with some time to network and to eat and drink something; then we moved into the heart of the evening, the conference started and the atmosphere was inspiring and positive!

In my personal opinion, the speaker was brilliant: he had the ability to catch the audience’s attention and to keep it until the end by using different kinds of inputs: his words, music, interactive exercises and a movie. Les stands for active listening and a striking presence and spreads a lot of personal energy. He does not teach or tell, he is.

Even if I believe that many attendees went home with something to think about, I still had the perception that others were expecting something more. As I wrote before, this topic is complex and huge, it touches us directly and personally because I think that the very purpose of life is finding a good balance between who we really are and the society around us. And it’s not always easy! A single evening on this topic can just introduce the subject: it’s up to everyone to understand if and how they want to continue working on it.

I would like to end with a quotation:
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.
                                                                       Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Martina Tassini
MarCom Volunteer



Comments

  • 06 Nov 2013 20:44 | Deleted user
    SOME FEEDBACK FROM OUR PARTICIPANTS LEFT ON A POST-IT:

    - "Inspired - lots of food for thought!!! Overwhelmed"

    - "I loved the interactiveness! Many insights. Authentic - BIG THANK YOU LES ;-)

    - "Thanks for your intention to transmit your experience & knowledge in making the world a better place, by getting on values and feelings."

    - "Moving, sometimes shaking - inspiring - Thank You!"

    - "Defeated but positive - thanks."

    - "Positively unsettling"

    - "Refreshing perspective. Emphasis on own responsibility is the key."

    - "Authenticity - Resonation - Deep down common sense - Thank you, Les."

    - "Your sayings contributed to an increase in my self awareness. Many thanks."

    - "I truly enjoyed every minutes of it. Thank you very much for sharing all your stories 'generously' and experiences with us."

    - "Very motivational and inspiring to re-think balance on EQ & IQ at work."

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